Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-06-24 | Somerset | Nj | Catalent Pharma Solutions, LLC | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
An employee was driving their motorcycle over a speed bump in the company parking lot when they fell to the ground, resulting in a fractured left shoulder. | |||||
2021-05-13 | Graford | Tx | The Cliffs Resort | Multiple trunk locations | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
An employee was driving a golf cart when it hit a speed bump. It flipped over and the employee suffered broken ribs, a punctured lung, and broken lower back disks. | |||||
2020-10-11 | Stratford | Ct | SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION | Multiple body parts | Fall from pedal cycle |
On October 11, 2020, an employee was commuting to work on his bike. The employee rode over a speed bump on the company property and fell off his bike, sustaining a rib fracture, a scapula fracture, and a spinal compression fracture. | |||||
2020-06-24 | Grapevine | Texas | FirstFleet, Inc | Upper arm(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface |
A driver had been making a delivery and was walking back to the trailer. The driver tripped over a speed bump in the parking lot and fell to the ground sustaining a fractured right humerus requiring hospitalization and surgery. | |||||
2020-04-28 | Robbinsville | New Jersey | Amazon | Elbow(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee tripped over a speed bump in a parking lot and fell, suffering a broken right elbow. | |||||
2019-08-26 | Wilkes Barre | Pennsylvania | Chewy, Inc. | Wrist(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface |
An employee was walking to her car when she tripped on the corner of a speed bump. She fell and fractured her right wrist, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2019-04-30 | Baton Rouge | Louisiana | Edgen Murray | Knee(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee was walking from the side of the building toward the parking lot. As she entered the parking lot area, she tripped over a parking space marker (marker /speed bump in the front of the parking space to prevent vehicles from rolling forward) and fell to the ground, breaking her left kneecap. | |||||
2017-09-27 | Atlanta | Georgia | Global BMW | Leg(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee tripped and fell on a speed bump in the parking lot, breaking her right leg and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2017-09-20 | Geismar | Louisiana | Turner Industrial Maintenance, LLC | Lower leg(s) | Struck bump, hole, rough terrain on driving surface, nonroadway |
An employee was maneuvering a manlift over a speed bump at a crawl when the manlift accelerated and lunged forward as the front wheels went over the speed bump. The employee was lifted into the air and straight back down onto his feet in the basket. He then dropped down into a seated position. This jarring action broke his lower right leg. | |||||
2017-09-07 | Brimfield | Massachusett | Lake Region Medical, Inc. | Knee(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee lost her balance while walking over a speed bump and fell in the parking lot, spraining her left knee and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2017-08-30 | Joliet | Illinois | Amazon.Com LLC | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee was walking to her car and tripped over a speed bump. The trip resulted in a dislocated shoulder and hospitalization. | |||||
2016-09-24 | Westwood | Massachusett | Retail Therapy, LLC | Multiple body parts | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee tripped over a speed bump in the parking lot and hit her face on the pavement, seriously injuring her face, nose, and arms. | |||||
2016-03-05 | Mountain Home | Arkansas | WAL-MART STORES, INC. | Arm(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
While coaching and training a cart associate, an employee tripped over a speed bump outside the store and fell on her left arm, fracturing it and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2015-04-23 | Midwest City | Oklahoma | Lowe's Home Centers, LLC | Leg(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee was driving a John Deere tractor from the back of the store to the front. He ran over a speed bump, which caused him to lose control of the tractor. He hit a plant stand and broke his right leg when it got caught between the stand and the mower. He required surgery. |