Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures and soft tissue injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Georgia Pacific Consumer Operations LLC, 149 Hamilton St, LEOMINSTER, MASSACHUSETTS 01453
on — Fractures and soft tissue injuries, affecting the Shoulder(s), clavicle(s), scapula(e).
Final narrative
The injured employee was engaged in a conversation with other employees. When the injured employee turned to walk away, she tripped over a pallet in the packing area and fell to the floor. The employee sustained a dislocated shoulder and a humeral head fracture.
Hospitalized Shoulder(s), clavicle(s), scapula(e) Other constructed surface
More severe injuries at Georgia Pacific Consumer Operations LLC
An employee was operating a paper winder machine in approximately 100-degree heat when they experienced a syncopal episode related to heat exhaustion. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was operating a forklift when it struck a metal pneumatic pipe on the wall. The employee's right hand was pinched between the forklift's frame and the pipe, and the ring finger was crushed.
An employee was stenciling a roll of toilet paper on a tissue machine and went to remove the roll when his right middle finger was pinched between the pusher and paper, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
An employee was in the process of unclogging a drain valve on a paper machine stock refiner when the pulp material inside the valve sprayed out. The temperature of the pulp material was approximately 140 to 200 degrees Fahrenheit. The employee sustained second degree burns to his left hand.
An employee was installing fence posts when they stepped into a recently dug hole that was not visible due to rainfall. The employee's leg was fractured.
The injured employee was standing behind a table. She jumped out to scare another employee, but tripped and fell on the tile floor, injuring her right ankle/foot. She was hospitalized with a dislocated ankle that required surgery.
An employee was walking up a walkway to enter a building through the back entrance when she tripped over the lip of the cement ramp. The employee fell and sustained a fractured right hip.
An employee was operating a drill and tap machine. He was placing a part with his right hand and removing a part coming in on the left side. He saw a part that was crooked and went to straighten it. The machine clamped down on his left index finger, degloving the top part of the finger and resulting in a partial amputation.
An employee was performing maintenance on a roll cutting machine in a warehouse. The employee was removing excess grease from the bearings when the machine's chain caught their right index finger. The fingertip was amputated by the chain and sprocket.
During fiberglass work, an employee mixed a methyl ethyl ketone peroxide (MEKP) catalyst with a cobalt chemical that they thought was a dye. A chemical reaction occurred, resulting in an explosion. The employee sustained second-degree burns on his back and a blister on his right arm.
An employee was walking when she tripped over a box on the ground and fell. The employee was hospitalized with a severe dislocation to the hip and leg that required surgery.
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.
Two employees were setting up a mandrel in the spindle of a machine. The mandrel was side-shifted while an employee's hand was on the mast of a powered industrial truck. The employee suffered crushing injuries that resulted in amputations to the middle and ring fingertips.
An employee had been loading a double deck press. The employee saw a mold had been sent in with the C-hook still attached on the belly bar. As he went to remove the hook from the mold, his right thumb got caught on the C-hook. The employee's thumb was partially amputated.
An employee was operating a roller and paving a small pathway next to a pavilion. The ground was on a slight pitch, causing him to reach up toward the roll cage to stabilize himself. His right fifth finger was pinched between the roll cage and the rafter of the pavilion. The employee sustained a partial degloving injury with partial traumatic amputation.
An employee was delivering home heating fuel when bees came from the ground and stung the employee's face, neck, torso, and hands. The employee proceeded to shut off the oil flow before losing consciousness. They were hospitalized due to an anaphylactic reaction.