Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at F21 OpCo LLC, 8525 Mills Drive, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33183
on — Fractures, affecting the elbow(s).
Final narrative
An employee had been hanging a jacket on a wall peg while standing on a ladder. The employee missed a step while decending the ladder and fell to the ground sustaining a fractured elbow.
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 unloading a trailer on the receiving dock using a stand up powered industrial vehicle (PIV). A yard truck pulled the trailer away from the dock and the PIV fell backward out of the trailer. The employee struck their back on the headache rack of the PIV and was caught between it and the dock plate. The employee was hospitalized with a blunt force injury.
An employee was using a step ladder to put merchandise onto a shelf when she lost her balance and fell off the ladder, landing on the floor. The employee sustained a fracture to the left hip and was hospitalized.
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.