Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Concussions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Cart.com, 1000 John Galt Way, FLORENCE, NEW JERSEY 08518
on — Concussions, affecting the brain.
Final narrative
An employee was on a ladder moving totes on a conveyor when he slipped and fell, striking his face on the platform. The employee sustained a concussion and was hospitalized.
An employee was walking down a flight of stairs when they tripped and fell to the floor of the stairwell. The employee sustained compression fractures to their T7 vertebra, and tears to their right shoulder and bicep.
An employee was on an A-frame ladder retrieving materials from a shelf. He slipped and fell and his leg got caught in the ladder rungs, breaking his left tibia.
An employee was unloading materials from a flatbed trailer when they fell from the trailer and landed on the ground. The employee sustained a fractured left leg.
An employee was unloading appliances at a customer location for delivery. The employee was moving a water heater to be placed on the liftgate when he stepped backward and fell to the ground. The employee sustained rib and back injuries.
An employee was replacing a light fixture while on the sixth rung of an 8-foot ladder when they fell to the ground below. The employee was hospitalized for two broken ribs, a bruised hip, and a punctured lung.
An employee was working from an A-frame ladder to fix an access point for her office's wireless network when she fell approximately 6 feet to the concrete floor, resulting in a fractured skull and damage to her right ear drum.
An employee attempted to remove saw dust from a machine after completing an operation. While removing the saw dust, a blade in the machine contacted their right middle finger, resulting in a degloving injury and amputation. The machine was guarded at the time of the incident.
An employee was installing fence posts when they stepped into a recently dug hole that was not visible due to rainfall. The employee's leg was fractured.
An employee assisted in cleaning material from a conveyor pit. After the pit was cleaned, the employee proceeded to replace metal safety plates to ensure other employees did not fall into the pit. While replacing one of the last plates, the employee mis-stepped and fell approximately 5 feet into the pit. The employee was hospitalized with back/side bruising, elbow bruising, bone bruises, and/or fractured ribs.
An employee was walking on the sidewalk. When they stepped off the curb, they fell to the ground, resulting in fractures to their tibia, fibula, and a metatarsal.