Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at STOP & SHOP, 1720 Eastchester Rd, BRONX, NEW YORK 10461
on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee was inside a freezer relocating a case weighing approximately 15 pounds from the wall onto a transport cart when he slipped on a small patch of ice and fell, fracturing his left ankle.
An employee was standing in the self checkout area to assist customers. As the employee turned, her leg gave out and she fell to the floor. Her left femur was fractured.
On January 16, 2023, at approximately 10:33 AM, an employee was walking through the swinging door separating the seafood and meat departments and tripped on a folded step stool leaning against the wall and fell. The fall resulted in injury to the employee's hip that required surgery.
On January, 13, 2023, at 11:54 AM, an employee was putting plastic into a recycling bin next to the cardboard baler. He took a step backward and tripped on a pallet that was placed in front of the baler. The employee sustained a left femur fracture that required surgery.
An employee was working in the forest flagging an area to be harvested. He took a step and his foot slipped on a stick hidden under the leaves, causing him to fall to the ground. He landed on his right foot/lower leg resulting in a fractured tibia.
An employee was inspecting an apartment to ensure it was ready for a new resident to move in. The carpet in the apartment had been recently cleaned and was still wet. As the employee went from the carpet to the tiled floor of the bathroom, they slipped and fell, resulting in a torn left hamstring.
An employee was delivering a letter along a rural carrier route when she stepped on an ice-covered snow drift, slipped, and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a right hip fracture that required surgery.
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Employee 1 was investigating a gas odor. While employee 1 was checking the equipment, a gas explosion occurred, resulting in a fire that burned the employee's face. Employee 2 entered the area and a second explosion occurred, causing burns to their face and arms. Employee 2 was hospitalized.
An employee tripped while walking from one store register station to another. Her forehead struck a register, and she suffered fractures to two vertebrae in her neck. She was hospitalized.
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 operating a battery-powered broom to clean demolition debris off the top of the outermost bridge girder. The girder was approximately 11 feet above the demolition scaffold below. The employee fell approximately 8 feet to wind bracing below. The employee was hospitalized with a pelvis/tailbone fracture. Fall protection was in place at the time.
An employee slipped while descending in a stairwell, fell, and suffered multiple contusions/bruises to the head, neck, shoulders, knees, and back. She was hospitalized.
An employee was directing trucks as they entered and left a highway work zone. A vehicle struck them, resulting in multiple fractures and other injuries. The employee was hospitalized.