Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at HD Supply Facilities Maintenance, Ltd., 550 Lakeside Parkway, FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS 75028
on — Heat syncope, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
An employee was walking to his work station when he lost consciousness possibly due to heat stress and fell face first onto the concrete warehouse floor. He suffered pain to his nose and lost two front teeth.
HospitalizedBODY SYSTEMSHeat-environmental
More severe injuries at HD Supply Facilities Maintenance, Ltd.
An employee was carrying a box of blinds (approximately 36 pounds and 6 feet long) down a small flight of exterior concrete stairs at the customer s preferred delivery location. He fell down the last two steps to the concrete ground below. The employee sustained a dislocation of his right knee and a torn patellar tendon, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
An employee was operating an electric pallet jack (EPJ) and making a U-turn when they became caught between the pallet jack and racking. The front part of their foot was pinned between the racking corner guard and the EPJ platform. The employee sustained lacerated tendons to the right big toe that required surgery.
On September 18, 2023, an employee was moving pallets of sinks with a double electric pallet jack when their left foot was pinned between the pallet jack and another pallet. The employee's left ankle was broken.
An employee was offloading materials to deliver to a customer when they fell from the back of a box truck to the pavement. The employee sustained a clavicle fracture, fractures to ribs 2-9, and a head laceration.
An employee was pulling a bifold door from an aisle in the warehouse. While transporting the door to another location, the door slipped, cut his right hand, and hit his left ankle, causing it to swell. The employee sustained a broken left tibia.
An employee was performing finishing work on a residential driveway when they began to experience body cramps and were hospitalized for heat stress and dehydration.
An agent was participating in SWAT team selection and was performing various physical fitness skills including running and exercise intervals. The agent experienced dehydration and a muscular injury that required hospitalization.
On September 26, 2023, an employee was delivering packages when he began to feel ill with a pain in his side. He was hospitalized for heat exhaustion and dehydration.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 454113)
An employee had just retrieved a roll of packing dunnage. The employee tripped while stepping off a pallet, fell to the concrete floor, and suffered a broken right hip.
An employee was carrying a box of blinds (approximately 36 pounds and 6 feet long) down a small flight of exterior concrete stairs at the customer s preferred delivery location. He fell down the last two steps to the concrete ground below. The employee sustained a dislocation of his right knee and a torn patellar tendon, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
An employee was operating an electric pallet jack (EPJ) and making a U-turn when they became caught between the pallet jack and racking. The front part of their foot was pinned between the racking corner guard and the EPJ platform. The employee sustained lacerated tendons to the right big toe that required surgery.
A mail carrier was delivering mail when she was attacked by a dog, causing her to fall to the ground and hit her head on the concrete. The employee lost consciousness and was hospitalized with a concussion and an internal head injury.
An employee was adjusting a set of retractable (manual) conveyor rollers. The employee's hands were under the rollers when the rollers were pushed toward him. His fingers were caught in a pinch point, resulting in the amputation of his left index finger at the first knuckle.
After cutting a slab of beef short ribs, an employee turned to grab the pieces he had cut and his right hand contacted the saw blade. The employee sustained an amputation to his right index finger.
An employee was unloading a carpet pad from a truck when they fell from the truck dock to the concrete below, resulting in five fractured ribs and an injury to their left lung.
An employee was walking up a walkway to enter a building through the back entrance when she tripped over the lip of the cement ramp. The employee fell and sustained a fractured right hip.