OSHA Injury Report: WCC

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Handing off firelining 1 gallon potted trees down a wooden and dirt backyard staircase

What happened

A full WCC crew of 6 was firelining 1 gallon potted plants down a homemade wooden and dirt staircase down a steep dirt embankment from a level landing on top to level ground on the bottom While turning in place to hand off two 1 gallon potted trees to another employee [REDACTED] accidentally stepped off the stair and tumbled backwards down the dirt slope below The total fall was roughly 6 10 ft down a 45 degree dirt slope She slid and rolled backwards contacting metal debris and other household garbage that was buried in the hillside below They immediately got to their feet and fortunately did not hit their head We checked in and assessed for any immediate injuries and checked for any impairment to their mobility in their arms or shoulders No obvious or visible injuries were found in our first aid assessment but [REDACTED] expressed some soreness and stiffness in their shoulder

Injury or illness

Strain

Object or substance involved

metal debris laying on the hillside below the staircase

Summary line

Strain to Back Neck caused by metal debris laying on the hillside below the staircase

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

Source

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