Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Brookshire Brothers, Inc., 9265 US Hwy 6, MERIDIAN, TEXAS 76665
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was climbing down a ladder when it shifted to one side. The employee's hand came into contact with wires, which cut his right middle, ring, and little fingers.
An employee was walking out of the store when she was struck by a vehicle. The employee sustained intracranial bleeding and swelling, a fracture at the base of the skull involving the left occipital region, and lung contusions. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was wiping cake batter off the valve assembly area in the cake depositing machine when the machine actuated and amputated their right index fingertip.
An employee had been scraping ice from the walk-in freezer door. The employee slipped and fell on ice or a wet floor while coming out of the freezer and broke her right ankle. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee was unnesting tote bags when her grip slipped and the back of her left hand hit a box containing a steel step stool that was adjacent to the tote bags. The employee's hand was fractured.
An employee was cleaning up and putting away equipment when the second toe on her right foot was stubbed on a fixture, resulting in hospitalization and a subsequent amputation of the toe.
An employee was walking when he tripped on a concrete vault lid, jamming his big toe into the tip of his steel toe boots. The employee's big toe was medically amputated.
An employee was cleaning a bathroom. As the employee bent over, the corner of a sink hit the employee's right eyeball, causing an injury that required hospitalization and surgery.
On September 23, 2023, an employee was cleaning near a conveyor when they knelt with their right knee on the floor. Their knee contacted a small piece of glass on the floor, resulting in a laceration that required hospitalization.
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