Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures and dislocations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Magnatone Hearing Aid Corp, 170 N. Cypress way, CASSELBERRY, FLORIDA 32707
on — Fractures and dislocations, affecting the shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e).
Final narrative
An employee was walking from her car to a building entrance. She tripped on a pallet and fell, suffering a fractured and dislocated shoulder.
HospitalizedShoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
An employee arrived at work and was walking into the store through the parking lot. The employee tripped over a curb and fell to the ground, sustaining a femur fracture.
On May 28, 2025, two maintenance employees were working on a flipper mechanism that was intermittently getting stuck during its vertical movement cycle. An employee began removing the bottom motor of the flipper assembly. The gearbox unexpectedly detached along with the motor. This caused the flipper arm (weighing ~250 pounds) to lose mechanical support and fall, striking an employee. The flipper arm caused injuries to both of his arms. His wrist and fingers were injured and he sustained fractures to an elbow. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee was assisting another employee to identify equipment on the lower level of the catwalk. His back was to the ladder opening. When he turned around, he stepped into the opening for the catwalk ladder. The employee's right arm struck the catwalk as he fell through the ladder opening, resulting in a fractured wrist.
A trainer was training a new employee on how to use a crimping machine. While the trainer was reaching to grab a device, the machine was activated and amputated the employee's right index fingertip.
An employee tripped while exiting an elevator, striking his head on the wall in front of him. He broke his neck and suffered paralysis, requiring hospitalization.
An employee was helping a coworker transport a tall palm tree with a mini skid steer. The employee was severely shocked by a high-voltage electrical wire above the ground.
An employee was retrieving a Christmas tree from a shelf using a ladder. He missed a step and fell to the concrete floor. He sustained injury to his head and wrist.
An employee was operating an agricultural tractor during sugarcane harvesting. The employee sustained a lumbar sprain due to vibration or motion from the tractor.
An employee was moving a 3-ton condensing unit, strapped down on a dolly, out of a garage. The strap broke, causing the employee to fall backward onto the brick pavered driveway. The employee suffered injury to a spinal ligament in the neck.