Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Panera, LLC, 1500 Camp Hill Mall, CAMP HILL, PENNSYLVANIA 17011
on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was walking across a floor that had just been mopped when he slipped and fell to the floor, fracturing his right hip and requiring hospitalization. "Wet floor" signs were posted at the time of the incident.
An employee was speaking to coworkers when a customer approached the employee regarding what was being said. The customer became agitated. The employee attempted to de-escalate the situation and asked the customer to step outside. Once outside the customer assaulted the employee, resulting in a nasal fracture, laceration to the nasal bridge, contusion, and a headache.
An employee was using the bagel slicing machine when a bagel got stuck. The employee was removing the bagel when their right middle fingertip was amputated.
An employee was closing the rollup door of a trailer parked at the loading dock when his third and fourth fingers on his right hand were caught between the door panels, amputating his third fingertip and crushing his fourth fingertip.
An employee was working in the forest flagging an area to be harvested. He took a step and his foot slipped on a stick hidden under the leaves, causing him to fall to the ground. He landed on his right foot/lower leg resulting in a fractured tibia.
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An employee was delivering a letter along a rural carrier route when she stepped on an ice-covered snow drift, slipped, and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a right hip fracture that required surgery.
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