Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Torrid, LLC, 1791 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard Unit W09, WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA 33401
on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was breaking down boxes when they stepped on a box and fell to the ground, resulting in a hip fracture.
On October 24, 2021, at approximately 8:45 a.m., a section of the belly pan of a conveyor was removed to inspect the snubber roller. The injured employee began to inspect the roller when their left hand was caught between the snubber roller and the conveyor belt while the conveyor was in operation, resulting in an abrasion, contusion, and crushing injury to their left hand and arm.
An employee was riding on a push cart, with both feet off the ground, when the cart tipped. The employee fell and was struck on the right leg by the cart's handlebar. The employee suffered a broken femur.
An employee was performing a preventive maintenance check on a machine when the employee's right index finger was caught in a running chain, resulting in a finger amputation.
An employee was pulling on a bale of corrugated cardboard boxes that were on a conveyor. The straps on the bale failed and the employee fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery for a fractured femur and/or hip.
On December 27, 2023, an employee was delivering mail to an apartment complex when their knee gave out and they fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a left tibia fracture.
An employee was walking to the inventory cage when her ankle gave out and she fell to the floor. The employee sustained a femur fracture and was hospitalized.
An employee was dislodging a pallet that was stuck when boxes of product fell onto them, causing them to fall to the ground. The employee suffered a fractured femur.
An employee was climbing a ladder to get marketing materials. The employee slipped and fell from the ladder to the floor, sustaining fractures to their ribs and right tibia.
An employee had rolled a box onto a sales floor using a dolly. When she lifted the box and turned to set it down, she suffered back pain and fell backward to the ground. She suffered a spinal fracture due to impact with the ground.
An employee was on a ladder in the stock room retrieving items from a shelf when they fell to the floor. The employee sustained fractures to the pelvis and tailbone.
On October 11, 2023, an employee was taking cardboard trash through the mall using the freight elevator. As the employee was reaching for the strap to pull the outer elevator door shut, her shoe became stuck in the space between the two doors, causing her to fall. The employee sustained a right knee fracture.
An employee was helping a coworker transport a tall palm tree with a mini skid steer. The employee was severely shocked by a high-voltage electrical wire above the ground.
An employee was retrieving a Christmas tree from a shelf using a ladder. He missed a step and fell to the concrete floor. He sustained injury to his head and wrist.
An employee was operating an agricultural tractor during sugarcane harvesting. The employee sustained a lumbar sprain due to vibration or motion from the tractor.
An employee was moving a 3-ton condensing unit, strapped down on a dolly, out of a garage. The strap broke, causing the employee to fall backward onto the brick pavered driveway. The employee suffered injury to a spinal ligament in the neck.