OSHA Injury Report: Chicopee

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Walking through Metal Finishing department

What happened

At approx [REDACTED] employee was walking toward the QA lab through the metal finishing area where he stepped on a loose piece of steel grating (covering one of the drainage trench areas in the concrete). There happened to be a gap where the grating was situated so the top of the employee 's toe touched the concrete while the back part of the grating flipped up. This caused the employee to lose his balance and twist his ankle since the other half of his foot sank into the trench. He did not fall but was able to catch himself. This flipping up of the grating caused the front part of his foot that was on the concrete to get bent backward toward his shin which in turn caused severe pain in the back and side of his left ankle.

Injury or illness

Nature of Injury: Sprain |Type: |Body Part: Feet Ankle(s)

Object or substance involved

Floor grating

Summary line

Employee twisted ankle from stepping on loose metal grating in floor

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.