Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Golub Corporation, 501 Duanesburg Rd., SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK 12306
on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was delivering flowers to a customer's house. He tripped on a gap between the porch and the entrance to the house and suffered a broken hip.
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An employee was cleaning the seafood department and slipped on a wet floor. The employee hit their face on the edge of a three-bay sink and fell onto their arm. The employee was hospitalized for a broken arm that required surgery and a broken tooth.
An employee was operating a pallet jack. As he tried to turn around in an alley, his left foot slipped off the platform and became stuck between the platform and a shelving upright. He suffered a hairline fracture to the ankle. The incident took place during a training activity.
An employee was going to a store to get balloons for an in-store event when she tripped on the sidewalk and fell, hitting her shoulder on a brick pillar and sustaining shoulder fractures.
An employee was cutting ribs using a band saw. While turning to get more product, the employee contacted the band saw blade, suffering a right index finger amputation.
An employee was walking to a customer's door to deliver a package when they tripped on uneven pavement and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a hip fracture.
An employee was walking on the sidewalk toward the front entrance of the building to start her work shift. She tripped over uneven pavement and fell onto the concrete sidewalk. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left hip and a sprained left knee.
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