An employee was working behind the register when they tripped over a cushioned rug and fell. The employee sustained a hip injury that required hospitalization and surgery.
An employee was attempting to separate two individuals that were arguing when the employee fell to the floor. The other individuals fell on top of the employee, resulting in a leg injury.
A law enforcement agent was pursuing a suspect on foot when they suffered a head-on collision with the suspect, resulting in a brain bleed and a concussion that required hospitalization.
An employee was holding an upset child and attempted to bring the child to the ground when they rolled their ankle and sustained a fracture in two places. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.
An employee was knocked down while trying to break up a fight between inmates. His head and upper body struck the metal seat of a dining table before he landed on the concrete floor. He suffered head trauma and a shoulder injury.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 452111)
An employee was performing a pre-operation assessment of an electric pallet jack. The pallet jack activated and pinned the employee's left leg against a guardrail, breaking the tibia. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee fell to the floor in a store, suffering a broken right femur, a contusion and inflammation under the right eye, and a contusion and inflammation to her left wrist and forearm.
After cutting a slab of beef short ribs, an employee turned to grab the pieces he had cut and his right hand contacted the saw blade. The employee sustained an amputation to his right index finger.
An employee was unloading a carpet pad from a truck when they fell from the truck dock to the concrete below, resulting in five fractured ribs and an injury to their left lung.
An employee was walking up a walkway to enter a building through the back entrance when she tripped over the lip of the cement ramp. The employee fell and sustained a fractured right hip.