Ozark Automotive Distributors, Inc.

An employee was using a shepherd's hook to help position a jib crane. The hook slipped and the employee fell into an adjacent structure, suffering three broken ribs and a punctured lung.

An employee was taking measurements of a parapet cap when they fell to the ground sustaining fractures to a shoulder and arm.

An employee was cleaning a two-story house. They fell approximately 12 feet from the roof to the floor and sustained fractures to both wrists.

An employee was using a water hose to clean the outside of a wastewater drain system when he fell into an area of the drain that was not covered. Hot water and chemicals caused first, second, and third-degree burns all over the employee's body. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was cutting down a steel above-ground storage tank. He was on the roof of the tank when he fell 20 feet to the ground, resulting in a broken elbow and sprained leg. The employee was wearing a harness that was tied off at the time.

An employee was descending a ladder when their foot caught on the edge of the bottom step. The employee fell and struck the floor, landing on their left hip and suffering a hip fracture that required hospitalization and surgery.

An employee had loaded parts into his van and was pulling an empty utility cart back into the store. The wheels of the cart got caught in the doorway. When the employee pulled it through, the cart fell over onto him and he fell to the floor, landing on his right hip. The employee's hip was fractured.

An employee was found on the floor within the enclosure of a laser machine. The employee was adjusting a sheet of metal on the machine while carrying a remote control, which actuated the machine, moving the carriage and causing the employee to be caught between the carriage and the machine table. The employee was hospitalized with a broken right shoulder and left ankle, and lacerations on their legs and ankles.

An employee was wrapping pallets using a plastic wrap dispenser when he felt a pop in his back along with a burning and stabbing sensation. The employee sustained the herniation of discs L4 and L5.

An employee was working at the end of a ramp when a powered industrial truck rolled down the ramp and broke the employee's foot.

An employee was traveling down the maintenance aisle of a warehouse on a single-pallet front rider jack. The jack malfunctioned, causing the brakes to apply; the employee fell forward onto the concrete warehouse floor. The employee suffered an injury to the left leg and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

An employee was operating a metal roller machine to roll a small piece of metal. The employee's right index finger became caught between the metal and the machine, and the fingertip was amputated.

An employee was shot in the leg with a pistol during an altercation with two people who had entered the store without permission.

An employee was directing a truck driver to a dump site when the truck's peanut trailer slipped off the kingpin. As the trailer fell, a ladder attached to it lacerated the employee's ear. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was unloading a forklift from a trailer to the ground. The employee was climbing down the ladder of the trailer when their foot slipped through one of the rungs, causing them to fall backward onto the forklift forks. The employee was hospitalized for fractured ribs.