Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Rouses Enterprises, LLC, 1351 Sam Houston Jones Parkway, LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA 70611
on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee was using a two-shelf ladder cart to restock spices onto floor shelves. She was positioned on the second rung and reaching over to unload spices when the ladder began to roll. She lost balance, fell to the ground, and broke two bones in her right ankle.
An employee was struck by a loaded cart of dairy products that was being pushed from the warhouse to the cooler area, resulting in a right hip fracture.
An employee was walking to his car in a parking lot. A vehicle struck him and pinned him against another vehicle. He was hospitalized and underwent abdominal surgery.
A service clerk was helping a customer in the propane tank area. As he was exchanging a propane tank, a propane tank that was on a shelf fell and fractured the second toe on his right foot. He was hospitalized and had surgery on his right foot.
An employee was on an A-frame ladder retrieving materials from a shelf. He slipped and fell and his leg got caught in the ladder rungs, breaking his left tibia.
An employee was unloading materials from a flatbed trailer when they fell from the trailer and landed on the ground. The employee sustained a fractured left leg.
An employee was unloading appliances at a customer location for delivery. The employee was moving a water heater to be placed on the liftgate when he stepped backward and fell to the ground. The employee sustained rib and back injuries.
Employee 1 was investigating a gas odor. While employee 1 was checking the equipment, a gas explosion occurred, resulting in a fire that burned the employee's face. Employee 2 entered the area and a second explosion occurred, causing burns to their face and arms. Employee 2 was hospitalized.
An employee tripped while walking from one store register station to another. Her forehead struck a register, and she suffered fractures to two vertebrae in her neck. She was hospitalized.
An employee was stocking and ordering the meat case on the sales floor when he slipped and fell due to water on the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured ankle and required surgery.
A driver was exiting his vehicle outside the plant gate when his foot slipped on the top step of the truck. He fell to the ground, landed on his left hip and elbow. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured hip/femur.
A security employee was responding to an urgent call from staff regarding a violent patient. The employee tripped and fell on the floor outside of the stairwell. The employee sustained a closed head injury, contusion of the cerebrum without loss of consciousness, and a closed fracture of the distal end of the right radius.
A temporary employee was testing an electrical starter motor. He was placing tape on the starter while the breaker was not engaged, but the starter sent an arc flash that burned his hands and stomach.
An employee was walking on a sidewalk and stubbed his toe on an elevated portion of concrete, causing him to trip and fall. The employee's right knee was dislocated.