Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. · Cuts and abrasions or bruises
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Racetrac Petroleum, 4625 66TH STREET N, KENNETH CITY, FLORIDA 33709
on — Cuts and abrasions or bruises, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was changing the creamers at the coffee station when a customer came up beside her. As she turned toward the customer, she fell backward hitting the right side of the bottom of her head on the of the corner of the yogurt bar. This resulted in a laceration on her head and bruising on her right hand, knee, and hip. The employee was hospitalized.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Cases, cabinets, racks, shelves, n.e.c.
An employee was coming in from an outside area as another employee was exiting. When the door opened, it hit the employee and caused him to fall to the floor, fracturing his hip.
An employee was unnesting tote bags when her grip slipped and the back of her left hand hit a box containing a steel step stool that was adjacent to the tote bags. The employee's hand was fractured.
An employee was cleaning up and putting away equipment when the second toe on her right foot was stubbed on a fixture, resulting in hospitalization and a subsequent amputation of the toe.
An employee was walking when he tripped on a concrete vault lid, jamming his big toe into the tip of his steel toe boots. The employee's big toe was medically amputated.
An employee was cleaning a bathroom. As the employee bent over, the corner of a sink hit the employee's right eyeball, causing an injury that required hospitalization and surgery.
On September 23, 2023, an employee was cleaning near a conveyor when they knelt with their right knee on the floor. Their knee contacted a small piece of glass on the floor, resulting in a laceration that required hospitalization.
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An employee was washing drip trays at a sink. She then carried multiple drip trays to the beverage area. She tripped over a box of trash bags and fell against a refrigerator. She sustained a fractured sacrum.
An employee was standing by a condiment rack while getting condiment packets to restock a food service area. Another employee came out of the nearby freezer. As the door opened, it struck the injured employee in the back of the head. The employee was hospitalized for a concussion.
An employee was standing at the register and tripped over a power cord that was hanging down from a shelf. He fell on his ankle and hip. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured ankle.
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