Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Panera Bread, 13275 Mancester Road, DES PERES, MISSOURI 63131
on — Fractures, affecting the shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e).
Final narrative
An employee slipped on a lid that had fallen off an ice-tea urn and fell on her right side, hitting her shoulder/head on the floor and fracturing her right clavicle. She also had a seizure and was unconscious.
HospitalizedShoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)Floor, n.e.c.
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An employee was working in the forest flagging an area to be harvested. He took a step and his foot slipped on a stick hidden under the leaves, causing him to fall to the ground. He landed on his right foot/lower leg resulting in a fractured tibia.
An employee was inspecting an apartment to ensure it was ready for a new resident to move in. The carpet in the apartment had been recently cleaned and was still wet. As the employee went from the carpet to the tiled floor of the bathroom, they slipped and fell, resulting in a torn left hamstring.
An employee was delivering a letter along a rural carrier route when she stepped on an ice-covered snow drift, slipped, and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a right hip fracture that required surgery.
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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.
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