Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Burlington Stores, Inc, 13450 West Maple Road, OMAHA, NEBRASKA 68164
on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was unloading merchandise in the receiving department and was carrying it to a nearby area when she tripped on the corner of a clothing rolling rack. She fell on her right side and fractured her right hip, requiring hospitalization.
An employee was walking toward the back of the store on the sales floor when she tripped on a raised tile, injuring her knee. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.
An employee was working at a cash register. A metal shoplifting alarm pin lodged in her wrist. She was hospitalized and the pin was surgically removed.
An employee arrived at work and was walking into the store through the parking lot. The employee tripped over a curb and fell to the ground, sustaining a femur fracture.
An employee was unloading a trailer. Cartons of goods fell and struck the employee, who fell down. Cartons of goods (45 pounds each) then fell onto the employee, who suffered a compression fracture to a lower-back vertebra. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was bending down while straightening a stack of sweaters. She turned to answer a question, lost her balance, and fell to the floor, injuring her right hip. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee was walking on the floor and went to step over a rope barrier when she tripped over the rope and fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured lower leg that required surgery.
A facilities maintenance technician was helping to perform a bearing repair on a conveyor shaft. His right hand became caught on the conveyor belt and he sustained abrasions and swelling. He was hospitalized.
An employee was sliding empty boxes on the floor when she slipped on one of the box lids and fell to the floor. The employee sustained a fractured right tibia.
An employee was stacking concrete blocks for a concrete bunker. As a block was swinging into place, the employee's left leg was pinched between two blocks, resulting in injuries to his left heel and lower leg.
An employee was climbing a ladder to inspect a vent in a restaurant dining area. The ladder slid out on the floor and the employee fell approximately 12 feet onto the ladder and the floor. He was hospitalized with a dislocated shoulder and a back injury.
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 cleaning out corn from a grain bin. The sweep auger in the bin was activated and caught his trouser leg. His leg was pulled into the auger, which injured his calf and caused leg fractures and lacerations.