Inhalation of harmful substance single episode or single shift · Poison, toxic, or allergenic effects other respiratory
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Orlando Health, Inc., Health Central Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, WINTER GARDEN, FLORIDA 34787
on — Poison, toxic, or allergenic effects other respiratory, affecting the BODY SYSTEMS .
Final narrative
An employee became ill while working near cats that are used for patient therapy. The employee was hospitalized with asthma.
An employee got up from her desk and turned to walk down a hallway when she stumbled and fell to the ground, landing on her right side. The employee suffered a right hip fracture that required hospitalization.
On March 14, 2021, an employee was pouring hot water from a container into a salad bar ice reservoir to melt the ice and prepare the salad bar station for cleaning. The water spilled down the employee's front, causing third-degree burns to his abdomen and the front of his legs. He was hospitalized.
Two employees were unloading two pallets from a box truck. As they placed the second pallet onto an electric hand truck, the rear wheels rolled over the dock bridge plate, which caused the front of the plate to tilt up and the hand truck to become stuck. The injured employee attempted to push down and hold the bridge plate by the handle on the left side to free the hand truck and as the hand truck operated it caused the bridge plate to twist and pinch their left fingers between the bridge plate and the back of the truck. The employee's left index finger was injured.
An employee was helping to move a patient on a stretcher into an elevator when the employee tripped while going backwards and fell onto the right buttock, fracturing the right hip.
An employee was working in the food service warehouse when he experienced chest pain, difficulty breathing, and lost consciousness. The employee sustained carbon monoxide poisoning.
An employee was performing janitorial duties on the 15th floor of a building that was under construction. She began having trouble breathing. The employee was hospitalized with lung irritation caused by dust.
An employee was sweeping in an area with powdered PVC on the floor and began having difficulty breathing and coughing up blood, The employee was hospitalized for inhalation of PVC.
An employee was checking a buried wire vault. When the employee stepped back, their right foot landed on the edge of the sidewalk. The employee fell to the ground and suffered a broken hip.
An employee got up from her desk and turned to walk down a hallway when she stumbled and fell to the ground, landing on her right side. The employee suffered a right hip fracture that required hospitalization.
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.