3/24/08

Defective Furniture Design Creates Hazard

Recently an employee struck his right knee against the cantilever bracket of his workstation, resulting in a broken knee cap. The employee’s workstation includes a computer table and two side tables, each with a cantilever bracket “sandwiching” the computer table. As the employee swung his chair around to work at the table on the right the cantilever bracket struck and broke his knee. Any staff with a similar workstation set-up should inform their supervisor immediately so the workstation can be modified. To view more about the lessons learned from this incident, go here. To request an ergo evaluation go here.