Stings and venomous bites · Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at US BANK BRANCH, #1 O Fallon Square, O FALLON, MISSOURI 63366
on — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds, affecting the thigh(s).
Final narrative
An employee was bitten on the left thigh by a brown recluse spider. The bite became infected and the employee was hospitalized.
An employee was emptying and cleaning a trash container when he noticed a bite on his ribcage. The employee was hospitalized for a poisonous spider bite.
An employee was working an investigation. He pulled a trash can from a suspect s house and was bitten by fire ants. On the way back to the office the employee developed hives and went into anaphylactic shock. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was validating receipts at the drive thru at the bank. While reaching for the validator, the employee slipped out of her chair, striking the back of her head on the concrete floor. The employee sustained trauma to her head.
On March 25, 2025, four employees were conducting routine banking tasks when they inhaled a concentrated cleaning chemical. All four employees went to the hospital. Three employees were not hospitalized; one employee was hospitalized due to the inhalation of benzyl p-chlorophenol which caused nerves in the brain to shut down, causing stroke-like symptoms.
An employee was walking through a cafeteria on the way to his office after delivering a package when he slipped and fell to the floor, resulting in a dislocated right shoulder.
An employee was operating a riding lawn mower with a vacuum attachment. The employee noticed a loose sticker on the blower housing. As he pushed it back into place, his right middle finger pushed through it and into the moving parts inside the blower housing. He suffered a partial amputation to the finger.
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.