Fall on same level due to slipping · Fractures and dislocations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at RaceTrac Inc, Omni Orlando Resort 1500 Masters Blvd, DAVENPORT, FLORIDA 33896
on — Fractures and dislocations, affecting the upper and lower limb(s).
Final narrative
An employee slipped on a wet floor in a conference hall. The employee suffered a broken left wrist and a dislocated left knee.
An employee was carrying a tray of food to the hot bar when she slipped on grease and fell to the floor. The employee sustained a compression fracture to her neck and required surgery.
An employee was pressure washing the parking lot. He walked over to fuel station #3 and began fueling the plastic container with 87 octane gasoline. The container overflowed and caught on fire, burning the employee. The employee sustained third-degree burns to his torso, both arms and both legs.
An employee was pulling product to restock when they were struck in the head by an overhead ceiling tile, resulting in a head contusion and internal bleeding.
While sweeping the parking area of a pump island, an employee was struck by a car that had just pulled away from the gas pumps. The employee suffered a fractured ankle and required surgery.
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.
An employee was inspecting an apartment to ensure it was ready for a new resident to move in. The carpet in the apartment had been recently cleaned and was still wet. As the employee went from the carpet to the tiled floor of the bathroom, they slipped and fell, resulting in a torn left hamstring.
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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