WILLIAM SONOMA

An employee was sweeping behind a guardrail and stepped on the lower portion of the guardrail when he lost his balance. As he stepped back, his foot became stuck between the guardrail and a transformer, resulting in a compound fracture of left tibia and fibula.

An employee was repositioning a chill adder so that the pig tubs behind it could be removed. The employee lost their balance and their finger was pinched between the chill adder and the pig tub, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

An employee was backing up a stand-up forklift. The vehicle struck a guard and a wooden table. Upon exiting the forklift, the employee's left leg became caught between the table and dock guard, causing a fractured leg.

An employee was working on a shoring scaffold with another employee to strip plywood from cement. The employees threw a 4x4 piece of forming down and it got stuck on the beam of the scaffold. The injured employee went to grab the forming when their left ring fingertip was pinched between it and the beam, resulting in a partial amputation.

An employee was using a torch to trim the foundation for a compressed air tank so the tank would fit in place. His left hand was caught between the tank and the steel bar foundation structure; the hand was crushed and burned.

An employee was using a CNC mill to drill and countersink holes in a plastic wood product. Their left hand contacted the point of operation (a 1/4" drill bit with a 3/4" countersink) of the vertical drill resulting in a fractured fourth finger and partial amputations (between the last joint and fingernail) of the middle and little fingers.

Two employees were performing merchandising duties and team lifting a wicker-style end table. The injured employee lost their grip on the table and it fell. The employee then lost their balance and fell to the floor, resulting in a fractured right leg near the knee.

A cashier turned and tripped over a register scanner cord. She fell to the floor, fractured her right knee, and dislocated her left shoulder.

An employee placed a bale of hay in the back of vehicle and the vehicle departed the area. The employee started sweeping hay that had fallen onto the dock platform when they fell on the wet hay. The employee then fell 3-4 feet off the dock platform, resulting in a broken left hip.

An employee was working on the sales floor in the entertaining department of the store. As she was backing up, she tripped over a charcuterie board sticking out of a shelf and fell to the concrete floor. She sustained a broken left little toe and a displaced pelvic fracture.

An employee tripped over a stool and fell on the floor, resulting in a left displaced mid-cervical femoral neck fracture.

An employee was installing fence posts when they stepped into a recently dug hole that was not visible due to rainfall. The employee's leg was fractured.

An employee assisted in cleaning material from a conveyor pit. After the pit was cleaned, the employee proceeded to replace metal safety plates to ensure other employees did not fall into the pit. While replacing one of the last plates, the employee mis-stepped and fell approximately 5 feet into the pit. The employee was hospitalized with back/side bruising, elbow bruising, bone bruises, and/or fractured ribs.

An employee was inspecting a breaker box and turning on/off a circuit breaker when he was electrocuted.

An employee was walking on the sidewalk. When they stepped off the curb, they fell to the ground, resulting in fractures to their tibia, fibula, and a metatarsal.