Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Savers, 1385 South Washington Street, N ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS 02760
on — Bruises, contusions, affecting the head, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee became dizzy while cleaning and fell. Her head struck a jewelry peg and then the floor. She suffered a head contusion and was hospitalized.
While unloading a trailer that contained donated goods, an employee made contact with the blade of a food processor that was inside a black garbage bag, requiring hospitalization for an arm laceration.
An employee was pulling on a bale of corrugated cardboard boxes that were on a conveyor. The straps on the bale failed and the employee fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery for a fractured femur and/or hip.
On December 27, 2023, an employee was delivering mail to an apartment complex when their knee gave out and they fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a left tibia fracture.
An employee was walking to the inventory cage when her ankle gave out and she fell to the floor. The employee sustained a femur fracture and was hospitalized.
An employee was dislodging a pallet that was stuck when boxes of product fell onto them, causing them to fall to the ground. The employee suffered a fractured femur.
An employee slipped on an anti-fatigue mat at the workstation of the dressing room waiting area. She fell and struck the floor with her right hand and hip. The employee's hip was fractured and required surgery.
On December 7, 2022, an employee was taking out trash when they stepped between the dock and the dumpster and fell, breaking five ribs. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was standing on a ladder while removing shelves stored on top of a pallet racking system. The employee had placed a foot on a box for balance when the box collapsed. The employee then fell 12 feet, requiring hospitalization for fractured ribs and vertebrae.
An employee was leaving the store for the evening and slipped and fell on the icy sidewalk sustaining multiple fractures. The employee fractured her left cheek, left wrist and pelvis.
While an employee was operating the clothes sorting machine, a garment was inserted incorrectly. When the employee tried to pull the garment back out of the machine, the employee received a static electricity shock and experienced chest and right arm pain.
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.