Fall on same level due to slipping · Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Wilsonart, 7414 Kingspointe Parkway, ORLANDO, FLORIDA 32819
on — Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c., affecting the Knee(s) and leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was unloading a piece of quartz from a container when they slipped and fell to the floor. Their leg was trapped under the quartz. The employee sustained a laceration on the leg and a dislocated knee. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was using an angle grinder to clean a weld. The employee's glove was caught by the grinding wheel and pulled their left index finger into the grinding wheel. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
An employee pushed a sectional sofa to move it out of the way of other employees using a pallet jack. Rather than sliding, the sofa tipped over. The employee fell, striking the back of her head on a metal cabinet. She suffered a brain bleed.
On June 16, 2021, an employee was attempting to adjust a jammed chain on a machine when their left hand became stuck between the chain and a sprocket, resulting in amputation of the index fingertip.
At about 9:30 a.m. on March 31, 2021, an employee was backing an order picker through a narrow aisle, carrying empty pallets. The top few pallets struck a box, then struck the uprights of the high rack, and then struck the employee's left leg and pinned it against the order picker. The employee suffered severe contusions.
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.