Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Kay Jewelers #1591, 7400 San Pedro Ave., SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78216
on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee fell from a ladder while removing stock from a shelf. The employee suffered a broken left leg.
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.
An employee was on a step stool in the backroom putting papers into a box on a shelf. As the employee was stepping down from the stool he fell onto the floor, resulting in a fractured hip.
The injured employee unlocked and opened a door to allow an associate into the store. When the door closed, the injured employee's thumb was caught in the door jam resulting in a partial amputation of the right thumb tip.
An employee was stocking empty watch boxes onto shelves while on a rolling stool when the stool rolled out from underneath the employee. The employee fell to the floor, suffering a fractured hip.
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.