Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Jo-Ann Stores, LLC, 6234 Commerce Palms Blvd, TAMPA, FLORIDA 33647
on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was putting away fabric when a wooden dowel rod fell. The employee tried to catch it, lost their balance, and fell on the floor sustaining a fractured hip.
An employee was operating a standing forklift and tried to prevent boxes from falling. His left little finger was crushed between the forklift and metal shelving resulting in amputation.
An employee was working at the cash register. When they bent down to tie their shoe, they lost balance and fell to the floor, resulting in a broken tibia.
An employee was climbing down a ladder after putting material away on shelves. She fell to the ground, hitting her hand and head and twisting her ankle and leg. She was hospitalized with a broken femur.
An employee was pulling on a bale of corrugated cardboard boxes that were on a conveyor. The straps on the bale failed and the employee fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery for a fractured femur and/or hip.
On December 27, 2023, an employee was delivering mail to an apartment complex when their knee gave out and they fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a left tibia fracture.
An employee was walking to the inventory cage when her ankle gave out and she fell to the floor. The employee sustained a femur fracture and was hospitalized.
An employee was dislodging a pallet that was stuck when boxes of product fell onto them, causing them to fall to the ground. The employee suffered a fractured femur.
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 retrieving items while on a ladder when she lost her footing and fell to the tile floor. The employee sustained a fracture to her left elbow.
An employee completed maintenance on a de-energized conveyor. When the conveyor was restarted, the employee went to remove an oil spill and his left hand was caught in the conveyor. He sustained multiple fractures to his left ring finger, a finger laceration, and required surgery for his left index finger. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was cutting frame trim using a fillet cutter when his right index finger slipped and contacted the blade. His fingertip was severed, resulting in an amputation without bone loss.
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.