Injured by physical contact during horseplay · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at GNS Enterprises 5, LP, 101 S. 52nd St., PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19139
on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
Employee 1 fell on employee 2's leg, causing several fractures in employee 2's leg that required hospitalization.
The injured employee was installing fan belts and alternators. Another employee came into the work area with a torque gun and began poking the injured employee with the tip of the torque gun and then activated the tool. The spinning tip of the torque gun caught the injured employee's left glove and amputated her middle finger.
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The employee was on break in the hallway and engaged in horseplay with another employee. As the employee turned to run, he lost his footing and fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized for a back injury requiring surgery.
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