Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Concussions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Panera Bread, 675 H Street NW, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 20001
on — Concussions, affecting the brain.
Final narrative
An employee was on a ladder while moving a ceiling tile when the employee fell off the ladder and struck a countertop, suffering a concussion and dislocating the right pinky finger.
An employee was on a ladder that was on a counter changing a light bulb on the ceiling. As he descended the ladder, he fell sideways with the ladder and struck his head on the floor.
An employee was on an A-frame ladder retrieving materials from a shelf. He slipped and fell and his leg got caught in the ladder rungs, breaking his left tibia.
An employee was unloading materials from a flatbed trailer when they fell from the trailer and landed on the ground. The employee sustained a fractured left leg.
An employee was unloading appliances at a customer location for delivery. The employee was moving a water heater to be placed on the liftgate when he stepped backward and fell to the ground. The employee sustained rib and back injuries.
An employee pulled out a bucket of hot oil from under the fryer. The employee then stood on the table to clean the back wall. He stepped down into the bucket of hot oil, resulting in third-degree burns to his left leg.
An employee was walking through the retail store when they tripped over a display rack and fell. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to their left shoulder, left elbow, and left wrist.
An employee was on a roof servicing a refrigeration system. They were using a ladder to get off the roof when they fell, resulting in a shattered left heel that required hospitalization and surgery.
An employee was troubleshooting the control setup for a variable air volume box above a ceiling. The employee's hand came into contact with an exposed, energized 277-volt wire that had loosened from its terminal on the box's assembly. He was shocked and fell off a ladder. His left hand passed across the ceiling grid and was lacerated. He also suffered an electrical burn to the right hand and was hospitalized.
An employee was assembling a baker type scaffold. He was beginning to transverse down the scaffold, approximately six feet off the ground, when the scaffold tipped over and he fell. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured femur.
An employee was stocking and ordering the meat case on the sales floor when he slipped and fell due to water on the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured ankle and required surgery.
An employee was working on an exhaust fan on the roof when he tripped on a wire and fell to the ground. The employee sustained scrapes on his elbow, and a fractured right knee with a torn ACL. The employee was hospitalized.