Panera, LLC

An employee was speaking to coworkers when a customer approached the employee regarding what was being said. The customer became agitated. The employee attempted to de-escalate the situation and asked the customer to step outside. Once outside the customer assaulted the employee, resulting in a nasal fracture, laceration to the nasal bridge, contusion, and a headache.

An employee was using the bagel slicing machine when a bagel got stuck. The employee was removing the bagel when their right middle fingertip was amputated.

An employee was walking across a floor that had just been mopped when he slipped and fell to the floor, fracturing his right hip and requiring hospitalization. "Wet floor" signs were posted at the time of the incident.

While making a delivery at a customer's business, an employee climbed over a fence and was injured.

An employee was closing the rollup door of a trailer parked at the loading dock when his third and fourth fingers on his right hand were caught between the door panels, amputating his third fingertip and crushing his fourth fingertip.

An employee was changing a saw blade when the saw machine activated. The employee's left ring and little fingers were amputated.

An employee was clearing a jam from the label cutting machine when their left middle finger was partially amputated.

Two employees were repairing the hydraulic engagement pins on a rented front-end wheel loader. The machine controls were activated to move the attachment pins and an employee's finger was caught between the pins and the bushings. Their right index finger was partially amputated.

An employee was cleaning the conveyor on a piece of equipment when they slipped and their right hand was pulled into the chain sprocket. The employee's fifth fingertip was amputated.

An employee was throwing blankets onto a blanket folding and stacking machine. A blanket got stuck in the machine and she attempted to remove it when the machine contacted her right little finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

An employee was shot in the leg with a pistol during an altercation with two people who had entered the store without permission.

An employee was filtering a fryer with a fryer filter machine. After going around the corner and then returning to the fryers, the employee stepped into the filter machine. The hot oil burned the employee's right ankle, and the employee was hospitalized.

A maintenance employee fell from a ladder while changing a light bulb. The employee landed on a dining room floor and suffered fractured vertebrae.

An employee was kneeling on the ground while painting in a hotel area. He felt a prick, then overnight had a lot of pain, irritation, and some swelling. The employee was hospitalized with an infection in his knee.

A contractor was performing maintenance on a fryer when it tipped over, causing hot oil to splash onto the injured employee, who was nearby. The injured employee suffered burns that required hospitalization.

An employee fell from a dock to ground level (less than 4 feet) and broke their tibia/knee.

An employee was on the ground working to close a trailer door. The door was caught by the wind and blew the employee backward. He landed on his back and sustained four fractured ribs, requiring hospitalization.

An employee was walking on top of boiler to close a valve. The employee fell off the boiler and landed on the floor, sustaining fractured ribs. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was exiting a loader and coming down the ladder. His hand slipped off the railing and he fell backward onto sandy ground, landing on his side. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured pelvis and a rotator cuff tear.

An employee's left bicep was lacerated by high-pressure water during water blasting operations. The employee was hospitalized.