Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at P.S.I.D. Group, LLC, 169 E Flagler St, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33131
on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was standing on a 6-foot ladder while installing a light fixture for an event when they fell to the ground, resulting in a broken leg.
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 struck by the counterweight of a moving powered industrial truck. They were hospitalized with a fractured left ankle and fractured right leg, and underwent surgery.
An employee was at a temporary job site setting up for a conference when she slipped on soap on the floor in a room and fell onto her back, resulting in vertebral compression fractures in her lower back that required hospitalization and surgery.
The injured employee was walking down the ramp from the employee entrance when another employee lost their grip on a garbage cart. The garbage cart struck the injured employee, resulting in hospitalization with a right hip fracture that required surgery.
An employee was walking the show floor. While placing/applying graphics, he tripped and fell over a raised area of the carpet. A utility hose and cord ran underneath the carpet. The employee was hospitalized with a hernia and required surgery.
An employee was tossing hay through a second-story barn window. One of his hands was caught in a net holding a bale of hay, and he was pulled through the window. He suffered a head injury and broken ribs.
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.