Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri

An employee was stepping out of a car when they slipped and fell on ice, resulting in a femur fracture.

An employee was closing up for the weekend when they slipped on oil and brake fluid and fell. The employee suffered a leg fracture.

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.

An employee was walking on the stairs when they slipped and fell onto the landing, resulting in a fractured femur. The employee was hospitalized.

Three employees were cooking dinner for residents using a stove in the office kitchen when they began to feel ill. Two of the employees were hospitalized with carbon monoxide poisoning. The stove was found to have a manufacturer defect causing the exposure and was recalled.

An employee was walking to a meeting in first floor lobby. While walking down a hallway, the employee stubbed a toe and fell on the floor, sustaining a fractured right hip and leg.

An employee was finishing up his second-to-last delivery of the day. As he was bringing up the lift gate with his right hand, a finger on his left hand became caught between the lift gate and the truck resulting in an amputation.

An employee was working in the office when he was asked by a co-worker to assist with defusing a situation with a client. Another client then approached the employee and bumped/pushed him, causing the employee to fall to the floor and land on his hip. The employee sustained a hip fracture that required surgery.

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.

An employee was manipulating dies on a brake press. The press caught and crushed the employee's right forearm, resulting in hospitalization.