Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2020-06-03 | Herlong | California | U.S. Department of the Army - Sierra Army Depot | Multiple trunk locations | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. |
An employee was cleaning his work area when the strap holding a container rotator in a vertical position failed. The container rotator, and the container roll-in/out platform it was attached to, swung and struck the employee on the right upper torso and hip area. He suffered broken and dislocated ribs, a pelvic fracture, and fractures to lower-back vertebrae. | |||||
2018-05-23 | Herlong | California | Federal Correction Institution Herlong | Leg(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee slipped on grease that spilled onto the floor from a hamburger tray when it was retrieved from an oven, breaking bones in his leg. |