Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified · Concussions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Connecticut Fine Wine & Spirits, LLC, 380 Main Street, NORWALK, CONNECTICUT 06851
on — Concussions, affecting the brain.
Final narrative
An employee was walking to his car on his lunch break when he tripped, fell, and hit his head on a building wall. The employee sustained a concussion, a laceration, an abrasion, and swelling on his head and eye area.
An employee was walking down the hall to retrieve a vacuum when they stumbled and fell to the floor. The employee suffered wrist bruises and a kneecap fracture that required surgery.
An employee was installing a compressor piston. He tripped and fell backward while the piston was in his lap. As he landed, the little finger of his left hand became caught between the piston and compressor piping resulting in a partial amputation of the fingertip. The employee required stitches and the fingertip was reattached.
An employee was doing an oil change. He was walking to get his oil jug when he tripped on an open lift pad, and fell to the ground landing on his right side. The employee sustained a broken right femur and was hospitalized.
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