Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at NPC International, Inc. , 13090 New Hall Ferry Road, FLORISSANT, MISSOURI 63033
on — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds, affecting the head and trunk.
Final narrative
An assailant used a screwdriver to stab an employee's eye and back in the parking lot. The employee was hospitalized overnight.
An employee had dropped a roll of change by the pizza cabinet and bent down to pick it up. While standing back up he struck the back of his head on the bottom edge of an open drawer and sustained a laceration/contusion.
An employee was washing dishes when he fell to the floor and fractured his right leg, requiring hospitalization. Non-slip shoes were not worn at the time.
On 11/28/2015 at 5:00 pm, an employee was walking up to the door to deliver the pizza when he slipped and fell on the ice near the garage. During the fall, he hit his head and fractured his ankle.
Two employees were involved in an altercation in a parking lot. One of them was stabbed with a knife on the right side of his abdomen. He was hospitalized.
A security guard was working in a parking garage when an unauthorized person entered the garage. The security guard requested that the individual leave and they were stabbed with a knife. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee stabbed the injured employee with a knife in the breakroom during an altercation. The injured employee sustained stab wounds to their chest and abdomen.
An employee was walking from the receiving area to the grocery section. A customer was waiting for the employee around a corner and stabbed the employee multiple times with a sharp object. The employee was stabbed in the back, abdomen, and left side.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 722513)
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.
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 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.