Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Strains
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Chico's, 199 Boylston Street, CHESTNUT HILL, MASSACHUSETTS 02467
on — Strains, affecting the knee(s).
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Final narrative
On August 23, 2020, an employee was walking from a fitting room to a sales floor. The employee's foot got caught under a chair and the employee fell, suffering a twisted and strained left knee. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee arrived at work and was walking into the store through the parking lot. The employee tripped over a curb and fell to the ground, sustaining a femur fracture.
An employee was climbing a ladder to get marketing materials. The employee slipped and fell from the ladder to the floor, sustaining fractures to their ribs and right tibia.
An employee had rolled a box onto a sales floor using a dolly. When she lifted the box and turned to set it down, she suffered back pain and fell backward to the ground. She suffered a spinal fracture due to impact with the ground.
An employee was on a ladder in the stock room retrieving items from a shelf when they fell to the floor. The employee sustained fractures to the pelvis and tailbone.
On October 11, 2023, an employee was taking cardboard trash through the mall using the freight elevator. As the employee was reaching for the strap to pull the outer elevator door shut, her shoe became stuck in the space between the two doors, causing her to fall. The employee sustained a right knee fracture.
An employee fell while exiting a trailer. The employee landed on their left side on the pavement, suffering multiple broken ribs on the left side. The employee was hospitalized.
Two employees were setting up a mandrel in the spindle of a machine. The mandrel was side-shifted while an employee's hand was on the mast of a powered industrial truck. The employee suffered crushing injuries that resulted in amputations to the middle and ring fingertips.
An employee had been loading a double deck press. The employee saw a mold had been sent in with the C-hook still attached on the belly bar. As he went to remove the hook from the mold, his right thumb got caught on the C-hook. The employee's thumb was partially amputated.
An employee was operating a roller and paving a small pathway next to a pavilion. The ground was on a slight pitch, causing him to reach up toward the roll cage to stabilize himself. His right fifth finger was pinched between the roll cage and the rafter of the pavilion. The employee sustained a partial degloving injury with partial traumatic amputation.
An employee was delivering home heating fuel when bees came from the ground and stung the employee's face, neck, torso, and hands. The employee proceeded to shut off the oil flow before losing consciousness. They were hospitalized due to an anaphylactic reaction.