Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Nordstrom Incorporated, 510 Bergen Town Center, PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY 07652
on — Fractures , affecting the Wrist(s).
Final narrative
An employee was standing on a step stool and adding stock. The employee lost balance while stepping off the stool and fell to the floor on her left side. The employee sustained a broken left wrist.
An employee jumped off a lift while his left hand was holding a railing. His ring got caught on a hook on the railing, and the hook held onto his ring finger as he was jumping, resulting in amputation.
An employee fell while exiting a trailer. The employee landed on their left side on the pavement, suffering multiple broken ribs on the left side. The employee was hospitalized.
A driver was exiting his vehicle outside the plant gate when his foot slipped on the top step of the truck. He fell to the ground, landed on his left hip and elbow. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured hip/femur.
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