Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Sprains, strains, tears, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Express Scripts, 4600 North Hanley, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI 63134
on — Sprains, strains, tears, unspecified, affecting the knee(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was clipping paper on a white board. When she turned away from the board, she tripped on the leg of the white board and fell striking her left knee on the floor and her right knee popped. She felt pain in the right knee and had difficulty lifting herself from the floor. She was hospitalized overnight with a sprain, strain injury.
An employee was gathering boxes with a pharmacist in the warehouse. She stepped backwards, tripped, and fell over the corner of a pallet fracturing her left wrist.
An employee arrived at work and was walking into the store through the parking lot. The employee tripped over a curb and fell to the ground, sustaining a femur fracture.
An employee was walking through the facility when they struck their foot against a pallet, tripped, fell into a pallet, and landed on the concrete floor. The employee's right leg was fractured.
A delivery driver was making a delivery at a client location. He was closing the rolling door of the delivery truck when his fingertip became caught in the door, resulting in a partial amputation.
An employee was servicing a rooftop HVAC unit when their left hand became caught in the rotating belt of the machine. The employee sustained an amputation of their thumb from the first knuckle.
An employee was descending a set of rolling stairs when he missed the last step and fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with injuries to his ankle and leg.
An employee was installing a new conveyor belt when their right thumb became caught between the belt and the drive pulley. The employee sustained a partial amputation of the thumb.
An employee was readjusting a safety hook to remove hardware from gang forms when his feet slipped. He fell to the ground, resulting in a broken left arm and wrist.
An employee was on a step ladder in a store aisle, making room on shelving for merchandise. She fell from the step ladder to the floor, suffering two fractures in her left leg. She was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was closing the side cargo door to a company van. The tip of his finger got caught between the door and the door jamb, resulting in a partial amputation.
An employee lost his footing while climbing an inclined ladder. He stumbled down one step and was able to stabilize himself by holding the railing and twisting his body, but he suffered an internal abdominal injury and was hospitalized.