Fall on same level due to slipping · Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at FirstFleet, Inc, 5411 Brown Ave, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI 63120
on — Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages, affecting the brain.
Final narrative
A driver was conducting a pre-trip inspection of a tractor trailer when they slipped on ice and snow and fell, resulting in a subdural hematoma that required hospitalization.
On August 20, 2025, an employee was exiting a commercial tractor from the driver's side door when they fell to the ground, resulting in a fractured left ankle.
An employee opened the doors on a trailer. Bundled cardboard boxes fell out of the trailer and knocked the employee to the ground. The employee suffered a broken femur.
A driver had been making a delivery and was walking back to the trailer. The driver tripped over a speed bump in the parking lot and fell to the ground sustaining a fractured right humerus requiring hospitalization and surgery.
An employee was trying to lock a trailer into a loading dock when he was pinned between the trailer and the dock. He suffered a crushed pelvis and femoral artery.
An employee opened the swinging doors of a truck trailer. A pallet had shifted during the drive and fell out. The pallet hit his lower body, injuring both his knees. He was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee was working in the forest flagging an area to be harvested. He took a step and his foot slipped on a stick hidden under the leaves, causing him to fall to the ground. He landed on his right foot/lower leg resulting in a fractured tibia.
An employee was inspecting an apartment to ensure it was ready for a new resident to move in. The carpet in the apartment had been recently cleaned and was still wet. As the employee went from the carpet to the tiled floor of the bathroom, they slipped and fell, resulting in a torn left hamstring.
An employee was delivering a letter along a rural carrier route when she stepped on an ice-covered snow drift, slipped, and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a right hip fracture that required surgery.
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