Struck by discharged object or substance · Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Dominium, 1600 Locust Street, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI 63103
on — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was fixing a hydraulic hose on an industrial trash compactor. While his right hand was holding the hose that goes to the ram of the compactor, the compactor actuated. Up to 6500 PSI of hydraulic fluid shot out of a small hole in the hose and pierced a hole in the pad of the employee s right index finger.
On 9/28/2020, an employee fell from a ladder while reaching to perform ceiling work and injured his hip. The injury did not require medical treatment. On 10/04/2020, the same employee reinjured his hip while moving a couch and was hospitalized for treatment.
An employee was installing wood trim surrounding a skylight inside a home. While holding a piece of trim in it's desired location, his pneumatic nail gun discharged, sending a 3/4-inch pin nail into his left forearm.
An employee removed a safety valve on a trailer that unknowingly contained nitrogen gas. The gas released from the trailer and pushed the employee backward off a scaffold approximately 10 feet before they struck a garage door, resulting in a pelvic injury.
An employee was sitting at her workstation when a nail gun malfunctioned and shot a nail into her left leg. She suffered a puncture and blood vessel injury and was hospitalized.
On November 25, 2023, an employee was using a high-pressured water hose to perform sewer line cleaning operations. The employee's right little finger and palm were lacerated by pressurized water from the hose.
An employee was walking up the front steps of a building when she slipped and struck her head on a step. The employee was hospitalized with a scalp hematoma, encephalopathy, and a hip injury.
The employee shut off a steam valve and was descending a ladder to enter a berth pit and open the cargo line valve. He slipped during the descent causing his right foot to be submerged in the hot water inside the dock pit. Hot water entered his right boot resulting in burns to his right foot/ankle.
An employee was on a set of movable metal steps when boxes on a dolly below him fell and struck the steps, knocking them out from under him. The employee fell on the steps and was hospitalized with a collapsed lung and multiple rib fractures on his right side.
On 9/28/2020, an employee fell from a ladder while reaching to perform ceiling work and injured his hip. The injury did not require medical treatment. On 10/04/2020, the same employee reinjured his hip while moving a couch and was hospitalized for treatment.
An employee was readjusting a safety hook to remove hardware from gang forms when his feet slipped. He fell to the ground, resulting in a broken left arm and wrist.
An employee was on a step ladder in a store aisle, making room on shelving for merchandise. She fell from the step ladder to the floor, suffering two fractures in her left leg. She was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was closing the side cargo door to a company van. The tip of his finger got caught between the door and the door jamb, resulting in a partial amputation.
An employee lost his footing while climbing an inclined ladder. He stumbled down one step and was able to stabilize himself by holding the railing and twisting his body, but he suffered an internal abdominal injury and was hospitalized.