Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at WFF FACILITY SERVICES, 1 Brookings Drive, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI 63130
on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
An employee fell to the floor while pushing a machine. He suffered a femoral fracture of the right hip and was hospitalized.
An employee was mowing grass with a push mower. The employee was "bumping" the mower so it wouldn't get clogged when the mower contacted their left foot, resulting in a partial amputation of the middle toe.
An employee was looking for a vacuum when he slipped and fell on some water on the floor from a leaking ice cooler. He was hospitalized with a left leg injury.
An employee was mowing along a steep, sloped edge when the mower started to slide. He dismounted from the mower and it followed him downhill, pinning his left foot underneath. He sustained multiple fractures to the left foot.
An employee was walking behind the store with another associate to get paperwork from the delivery driver when she fell on the walkway and sustained a leg fracture that required surgery.
An employee was adjusting the forks on a forklift when a fork detached from the forklift. The employee jumped out of the way but fell on the concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized with a broken hip.
An employee was looking for a vacuum when he slipped and fell on some water on the floor from a leaking ice cooler. He was hospitalized with a left leg injury.
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.