Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Trader Joe's, 3422 Erie Boulevard East, SYRACUSE, NEW YORK 13214
on — Fractures , affecting the Hip joint(s).
Final narrative
An employee was loading crates of oranges on a flat cart. A stack of five crates of oranges fell over and struck the employee, causing them to fall to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured right hip.
Hospitalized Hip joint(s) Other constructed surface
An employee was pulling a U-boat out of their walk-in freezer that had product on it. The U-boat collided with a pallet of product and the employee's wrist was caught between, resulting in a fractured wrist.
An employee was stocking cheese and fell backward to the floor while descending a step ladder. Her left leg twisted in the fall, resulting in the dislocation of her knee.
An employee was using a U-boat cart to move product from the access storage on the sidewalk. A box fell off the U-boat cart and the employee stopped the cart to pick up the box from the floor. Due to the uneven surface of the paved sidewalk, the U-boat cart began to shift and tipped over. As the employee quickly moved out of the way, she fell, striking her left hip on the ground.
An employee tripped over the lip of a lift gate at the loading dock and fell to the ground, suffering a broken right hip. The employee was hospitalized.
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.
An employee was talking to a child on the playground, when the child grabbed her hand to lead her away. The employee stepped, lost her balance, and fell over. The employee was hospitalized with a fracture of her lower left leg and required surgery.
An employee was lowering a safe stack beam inside a trailer. The beam released, causing the employee to fall back and strike his head on the trailer floor. He was hospitalized with a brain bleed and a concussion.
An employee was on the ground working to close a trailer door. The door was caught by the wind and blew the employee backward. He landed on his back and sustained four fractured ribs, requiring hospitalization.
Employee 1 was investigating a gas odor. While employee 1 was checking the equipment, a gas explosion occurred, resulting in a fire that burned the employee's face. Employee 2 entered the area and a second explosion occurred, causing burns to their face and arms. Employee 2 was hospitalized.
An employee tripped while walking from one store register station to another. Her forehead struck a register, and she suffered fractures to two vertebrae in her neck. She was hospitalized.
An employee was stocking and ordering the meat case on the sales floor when he slipped and fell due to water on the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured ankle and required surgery.
An employee was operating a battery-powered broom to clean demolition debris off the top of the outermost bridge girder. The girder was approximately 11 feet above the demolition scaffold below. The employee fell approximately 8 feet to wind bracing below. The employee was hospitalized with a pelvis/tailbone fracture. Fall protection was in place at the time.
An employee slipped while descending in a stairwell, fell, and suffered multiple contusions/bruises to the head, neck, shoulders, knees, and back. She was hospitalized.
An employee was directing trucks as they entered and left a highway work zone. A vehicle struck them, resulting in multiple fractures and other injuries. The employee was hospitalized.