Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Fedex Freight, 5001 Indutrial Rd, FARMINGDALE, NEW JERSEY 07727
on — Fractures , affecting the Leg(s) unspecified.
Final narrative
On April 30, 2025, a driver was making local deliveries. At approximately 10:15 AM, while climbing down from the back of the trailer, he lost his balance and fell to the ground from a height of less than four feet. The employee's left leg was fractured and he was hospitalized.
An employee was closing a roll-up trailer door when he lost his footing and the door closed on his right leg. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured right leg.
An employee was performing regular observation of the gate and all approaching vehicles. The weather was hot and the employee was sitting in a vehicle. The employee sustained dehydration and heat exhaustion.
On January 25, 2025, at 6:36 a.m. an employee was opening the door of a trailer at the dock. The 55-gallon drums loaded inside had shifted during transit, causing them to lean against the trailer door. The drums fell when the door was opened, and the employee was crushed. The employee was hospitalized with a broken right tibia.
An employee was using a dolly to hook two trailers together. When she went to move the dolly, she felt pain in her back and suffered a back sprain that required hospitalization.
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.
Two employees were removing a service lift platform from the back of a radar system. While handling the service lift platform, employee 2 was standing on the back of the radar and lost their footing, causing the service lift platform to shift and fall. The injured employee then fell from the top of the platform electronic subsystem (PES) to the floor, approximately 56 inches. The injured employee fractured his left elbow and left hip.
An employee fell from a loading dock to the ground 2-3 feet below. She suffered a compound fracture of the left hip and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee assisted in cleaning material from a conveyor pit. After the pit was cleaned, the employee proceeded to replace metal safety plates to ensure other employees did not fall into the pit. While replacing one of the last plates, the employee mis-stepped and fell approximately 5 feet into the pit. The employee was hospitalized with back/side bruising, elbow bruising, bone bruises, and/or fractured ribs.
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