Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at HARBOUR FREIGHT TOOLS, 2136 William St., CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI 63703
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the knee(s).
Final narrative
An employee was helping a customer load a product when he tripped over a sidewalk, injuring his knee on the ground. Feeling dizzy and short of breath, he was hospitalized.
An employee was walking down the hall to retrieve a vacuum when they stumbled and fell to the floor. The employee suffered wrist bruises and a kneecap fracture that required surgery.
An employee was installing a compressor piston. He tripped and fell backward while the piston was in his lap. As he landed, the little finger of his left hand became caught between the piston and compressor piping resulting in a partial amputation of the fingertip. The employee required stitches and the fingertip was reattached.
An employee was doing an oil change. He was walking to get his oil jug when he tripped on an open lift pad, and fell to the ground landing on his right side. The employee sustained a broken right femur and was hospitalized.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 333991)
An employee was operating a forklift when it backed into a rack. A box then split open, causing parts to fall onto the employee; they sustained injuries to the hip and/or pelvis.
An employee was attempting to remove the tube from a knurling machine when the machine pushed the tubing and the employee's hand into a pinch position against the base of the machine. The employee suffered a right middle finger amputation.
The injured employee and a coworker were picking up supplies from a local supplier in a truck. The dock plate at the local supplier did not engage properly. Both workers got out and were trying to fix the dock plate when it came down on and amputated the injured employee's right index fingertip.
Employee was returning from break to the Quality Control Room and was walking around the corner. She caught her toe on a protruding corner of a baseplate of the guardrail and fell. The employee fractured her hip.
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.