Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Kroger, 500 West University Drive, DENTON, TEXAS 76201
on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was fixing a leak in a produce cooler. He went onto the cooler roof to investigate the leak. He then stepped on a ceiling tile over the prep room and fell through to the floor approximately 10 feet below, resulting in a broken leg.
An employee was moving between electronic end-rider pallet jacks while picking cases of produce. They were pinned between two pallet jacks, resulting in a left ankle fracture.
An employee was sitting at a desk in an office when car reversed and crashed into the office. The employee was struck by their desk and other contents of the office and they suffered internal bleeding and broken ribs.
An employee was laying out a 2-by-4 for railing on a second floor. The employee fell backward through an opening and landed on a concrete floor about 9.5 feet below, suffering broken vertebrae.
An employee was a spotter for a trap door that was being tested prior to a show. The trap door activated and the employee fell approximately 8 feet onto stunt mats that were covering the floor below. The employee sustained a fractured right shoulder, a dislocated right ankle, and a sprained left ankle.
An employee was moving a robot when they fell approximately 9 feet through a catwalk hole and landed on the floor. The employee sustained a head injury.
An employee was working in the attic of a modular home. As he was attaching a 2x4, the employee fell 9 feet through the ceiling to the ground. He sustained a fracture near the spinal cord.
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