Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Notre Dame High School, 601 Lawrence Rd, LAWRENCEVILLE, NEW JERSEY 08648
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was standing on a stool to reach the chain of a ceiling fan. The stool toppled and the employee fell backward, suffering injuries to both wrists and the lower back.
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 watching students perform their daily tasks. A student who had been vacuuming the floor punched the teacher in the chest. She was hospitalized with chest pain, a fast heart rate, and vertigo.
An employee was coming from the patio area to replace a trash can. He was carrying the trash can and walking toward the entrance of the cafeteria when he tripped over the rubber mat that precedes the ramp. He fell to the ground and sustained a torn ligament in his left shoulder.
An employee was standing in the parking lot while waiting for another employee to move a cart with a sign when they were struck by a vehicle, resulting in four fractured ribs.
An employee stepped out of her office, turned to lock the door, turned back, slipped, and fell. She suffered a broken right femur and was hospitalized. There were water droplets on the floor from a wet umbrella.
An employee was on a ladder that was leaning against a wall inside a multipurpose room. He was running wiring through the walls to install sound equipment. When he reached up to pull a wire, the ladder slid down the wall to the floor. The employee fell on top of the ladder and struck the floor, fracturing multiple bones in his face and his left hip.
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.