Slip, trip, stumble while stepping between levels · Dislocations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Metropolis Technologies, 5300 S Howell Ave, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN 53207
on — Dislocations, affecting the Ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee was dropping customers off with a shuttle. He stepped out of the shuttle and his foot entered a pothole, causing him to twist his ankle and then fall to the ground. The employee sustained multiple dislocations to the ankle requiring surgery.
An employee was walking through a parking garage. She tripped over a curb and fell forward onto her right knee, then her left knee, both hands, and her face. She suffered an injury to the left knee that required surgery, as well as scrapes on the chin and both palms and soreness in the left wrist.
An employee was approximately 5 feet up on a ladder while drilling a hole for cable installation. A wasp attacked him. As he was coming down the ladder, he landed flat on his feet on the ground, and his right leg was twisted. The employee sustained a fractured tibia.
An employee was taking trash to the dumpster outside when he lost his balance and fell on the stairs. He strained his neck and sustained bruises on his back.
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