Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified · Intracranial injuries and injuries to internal organs
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at JJ's Cafe, 101 Conley Road, COLUMBIA, MISSOURI 65203
on — Intracranial injuries and injuries to internal organs, affecting the head and trunk.
Final narrative
An employee was loading inventories when a van flipped and hit the employee, throwing the employee into a concrete wall. The employee sustained a ruptured spleen, fractured skull, laceration to the brain, brain swelling, broken ribs, and collapsed lungs.
An employee was walking back to her workstation. A forklift reversed a short distance, then completed a U-turn and struck her, running over her lower extremities. She was hospitalized with a broken ankle.
An employee was training on a jockey truck. Upon stepping out of the truck, the employee was struck by a rubber tire gantry crane, resulting in amputations of the right leg above the knee and left leg below the knee.
An employee was standing at the rear of a double pallet jack. Another double jack approached, and the employee's lower leg was caught between the two pieces of equipment. He suffered a broken tibia and fibula.
An employee was unloading large material bags on a loading dock. A forklift tine pinned the employee's foot against a pallet, causing the employee to fall and suffer a broken ankle.
An employee was putting dishes into a cabinet when a drinking glass fell out. The glass hit the counter and broke, cutting the back side of the employee's wrist. The employee sustained a laceration and tendon damage to their right wrist.
On May 29, 2023, at around 2:00 PM, employees were rehearsing for a stunt. The injured employee was on the teeterboard when one of the launching cast members bumped into him causing the injured employee to be unbalanced upon takeoff. He was about 5 to 6 feet in the air when he fell to the floor, landing on his neck and shoulders. The employee sustained a C7 vertebra fracture.
An employee was using a 140-quart mixer to mix dough. While the employee was checking the texture of the dough, the dough hook caught the employee's left arm and pinned it against the bowl. The employee was hospitalized and underwent surgery.
An employee clocked out and was walking to his car. He stepped down from the parking lot to the grass area to get to the side wall. He fell and hit his head on the concrete ground sustaining a concussion and a laceration on the forehead.
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.