Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Panera Bread, K & 30th Street, NW, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 20008
on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s) and leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was operating and turning a motorized scooter when the scooter slipped out from under him and landed on his leg. He sustained a broken leg and ankle.
HospitalizedAnkle(s) and leg(s), unspecifiedMotorcycle, moped, dirt bike
An employee was on a ladder that was on a counter changing a light bulb on the ceiling. As he descended the ladder, he fell sideways with the ladder and struck his head on the floor.
An employee was operating a sit-down type of material handling equipment (MHE). They were turning the MHE with the clamp attachment in the air when the MHE fell over onto its right side. The employee's right foot was caught under the battery cover of the MHE. The employee sustained a chemical burn from the battery and a fractured right ankle.
An employee was driving an unloaded forklift outside a building. During a left turn, the forklift drove off the paved area onto an unpaved surface, became unstable, and tipped over. The employee was pinned under the forklift and suffered two broken leg bones and a broken hip.
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