Fall on same level due to slipping · Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Dollar General Corporation/ DOLGENCORP, LLC, 2096 S. Cedar Street, BARWICK, GEORGIA 31720
on — Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
At 6:30 p.m., an employee was placing expired and damaged cartons of milk onto a rolling container from a backroom cooler. The employee was pushing the container out to a truck when it began to lean sideways. As the employee attempted to catch the container and push it back up, her legs slipped and she fell, resulting in a torn ligament in her right leg that required hospitalization.
An employee was on a forklift picker while being trained by a co-worker on picking orders. As the employee leaned backward, the driver raised the forklift mast. When the picker went up, it caught her right arm, resulting in a laceration on the forearm that required hospitalization.
An employee was working in the forest flagging an area to be harvested. He took a step and his foot slipped on a stick hidden under the leaves, causing him to fall to the ground. He landed on his right foot/lower leg resulting in a fractured tibia.
An employee was inspecting an apartment to ensure it was ready for a new resident to move in. The carpet in the apartment had been recently cleaned and was still wet. As the employee went from the carpet to the tiled floor of the bathroom, they slipped and fell, resulting in a torn left hamstring.
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