Overexertion in lifting-multiple episodes · Pinched nerve
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Staples, INC., 10701 central port dr, ORLANDO, FLORIDA 32824
on — Pinched nerve , affecting the nonclassifiable.
Final narrative
On August 22, 2022, an employee began experiencing neck and right shoulder pain during her shift after performing job-related tasks such as repetitive lifting. She was hospitalized for a right shoulder sprain and a pinched nerve.
An employee was wrapping a pallet to be shipped. As he was walking around the pallet with a roll of shrink wrap, a forklift ran over his right heel and broke it.
On March 1, 2023, at 2:34 a.m., a maintenance employee responded to a work order on a conveyor belt that was making noise from the line. The employee removed the belly pan from underneath the conveyor system to visualize and troubleshoot it, and then left to clean the pan. When the employee came back to the conveyor line, he saw some debris under the roller where he had removed the belly pan. He attempted to brush it off when his right hand became caught in-between the roller and the conveyor frame, resulting in abrasions to the top of his right hand.
An employee was on a rolling ladder, retrieving product from an upper shelf. He lost his balance, grabbed the racking, caught his finger in it, and then fell. The racking caused an amputation to his finger.
On April 14, 2021, an employee was using a manual pallet jack when she saw a stand-up pallet jack turning into her aisle. She stepped back, tripped over her jack, and fell to the floor. She suffered a broken right wrist and was hospitalized.
An employee was operating a reach truck. As the employee steered into an aisle, the reach truck was headed for a rack and the employee jumped off the truck. His left leg was pinned between the truck and the rack, resulting in hospitalization for a broken left leg that required surgery.
An employee was manually lifting cases of beer from a rolling cart and stacking them in a storage room. The employee felt ill, experienced chest pain, and then passed out and struck his head.
After pulling a 36-pound skid into place and then repeatedly moving 14-pound boxes, an employee suffered a muscle tear in the lower right abdomen. She was hospitalized.
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