Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Walgreens Co., 11101 U.S. Hwy 441, TAVARES, FLORIDA 32778
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the eye(s).
Final narrative
An employee was bending down to get something from a bottom counter when the employee's eye hit a metal bag holder, causing an eye injury.
An employee was walking into the store when she slipped on ice in the parking lot. The employee was hospitalized with a dislocated ankle and a fractured leg that required surgery.
An employee was bringing in the daily drop of newspapers from outside the sliding doors and fell, resulting in an elbow laceration and right hip fracture. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee was walking on a concrete walkway when they tripped on a bump in the concrete and fell to the ground, resulting in a fractured and dislocated right shoulder.
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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