Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at EM Com, Inc., 62 Columbus Street, AUBURN, NEW YORK 13021
on — Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was leaving to take a break when she tripped over a pallet and fell, sustaining a left fibula fracture.
An employee arrived at work and was walking into the store through the parking lot. The employee tripped over a curb and fell to the ground, sustaining a femur fracture.
An employee was cutting a board on a table saw and amputated his right thumb. The employee also lacerated his palm and cut his index and middle fingers.
An employee was climbing a fixed caged ladder to perform preventative maintenance on the roof and fell approximately 8 feet. The employee suffered a fractured pelvis and compression fractures to their L4 and L5 vertebrae. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was using a bin tilter to move material when his left little finger was caught between the bin and the bin tilter. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
An employee was operating a battery-powered broom to clean demolition debris off the top of the outermost bridge girder. The girder was approximately 11 feet above the demolition scaffold below. The employee fell approximately 8 feet to wind bracing below. The employee was hospitalized with a pelvis/tailbone fracture. Fall protection was in place at the time.
An employee slipped while descending in a stairwell, fell, and suffered multiple contusions/bruises to the head, neck, shoulders, knees, and back. She was hospitalized.
An employee was directing trucks as they entered and left a highway work zone. A vehicle struck them, resulting in multiple fractures and other injuries. The employee was hospitalized.