Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at El Goya LLC, 5210 W Tyson Ave, TAMPA, FLORIDA 33611
on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s) and leg(s) .
Final narrative
An employee was walking through the kitchen when they slipped on a metal grate on the floor and fell, resulting in right leg and hip fractures.
HospitalizedHip(s) and leg(s) Grates and drains in floor surface
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.
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An employee was delivering a letter along a rural carrier route when she stepped on an ice-covered snow drift, slipped, and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a right hip fracture that required surgery.
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