OSHA Injury Report: Fitzgerald Finishing LLC

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Rolling Over Tub. An empty tub is placed on the floor and a filled tub is tilted over the empty tub so that the parts can be shifted into the empty tub. Process used if tub is overfilled or parts are placed into wrong tubs.

What happened

When tilting the full tub over the empty tub the employee did not notice the empty tub had slipped and lifted off the floor. When he moved close to start to shift the parts he slipped his foot below the lifted tub. when the tub started to fill it fell back down on his foot breaking a bone.

Injury or illness

Right Foot - Broken bone

Object or substance involved

Part storage tub

Summary line

Broken Bone Right Foot - Crush - Employee was preforming a roll over operation to transfer parts between two tub. He failed to recognize the lower tub had tilted at angle allowing his foot to move beneat it when the parts began to fill the lower containe

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.