On Thursday, February 19, 2015, at 5:36am an employee slipped and fell on black ice while walking towards the facility gate to open it. The employee was admitted to the hospital with a possible compound fracture of his right leg and may require surgery. On Thursday, February 19, 2015, at 7:20am another employee slipped and fell on ice in the employee parking lot. That employee was admitted for surgery to repair a broken ankle.
Note to user: This record contains two separate events that were reported simultaneously to OSHA by the employer. These events are captured as one report.
An employee was working in the forest flagging an area to be harvested. He took a step and his foot slipped on a stick hidden under the leaves, causing him to fall to the ground. He landed on his right foot/lower leg resulting in a fractured tibia.
An employee was inspecting an apartment to ensure it was ready for a new resident to move in. The carpet in the apartment had been recently cleaned and was still wet. As the employee went from the carpet to the tiled floor of the bathroom, they slipped and fell, resulting in a torn left hamstring.
An employee was delivering a letter along a rural carrier route when she stepped on an ice-covered snow drift, slipped, and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a right hip fracture that required surgery.