Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Amerigas Propane, 167 Ecology Court, SAINT PETERS, MISSOURI 63376
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was leaving the dock area in the dark and walked into a steel park stop used as a bumper for trucks. Both shins were lacerate and the employee was hospitalized.
An employee was unloading a cylinder cage out of a truck when his leg was caught on the truck's side gate. He fell to the ground and broke his left leg.
An employee was unnesting tote bags when her grip slipped and the back of her left hand hit a box containing a steel step stool that was adjacent to the tote bags. The employee's hand was fractured.
An employee was cleaning up and putting away equipment when the second toe on her right foot was stubbed on a fixture, resulting in hospitalization and a subsequent amputation of the toe.
An employee was walking when he tripped on a concrete vault lid, jamming his big toe into the tip of his steel toe boots. The employee's big toe was medically amputated.
An employee was cleaning a bathroom. As the employee bent over, the corner of a sink hit the employee's right eyeball, causing an injury that required hospitalization and surgery.
On September 23, 2023, an employee was cleaning near a conveyor when they knelt with their right knee on the floor. Their knee contacted a small piece of glass on the floor, resulting in a laceration that required hospitalization.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 211112)
An employee was working on a compressor panel when they lost consciousness due to heat stress, causing the employee to fall to the ground. They sustained five rib fractures and were hospitalized.
An employee was trying to raise the mast of a service rig. Something let loose or moved, causing his right hand to be caught. He suffered lacerations to fingers on the hand.
An employee was filling forklift cylinders with propane gas when the nozzle connected to the cylinder released and the employee was burned by the propane gas.
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.