Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Fed Ex, 300 Tomlinson Drive, ZELIENOPLE, PENNSYLVANIA 16063
on — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures, affecting the Knee(s) and leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was loading a drop-frame trailer which has static rollers down the center that are positioned up against a metal platform at the end of the trailer. The employee stepped on the rollers and due to a missing roller, her leg went through a gap. Her left knee/leg was lacerated by the metal bars holding the rollers in place, resulting in hospitalization.
Hospitalized Knee(s) and leg(s) Vehicle and machine cabin parts n.e.c.
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