Intentional injury by other person, n.e.c. · Concussions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY, 1515 State Route 35, MIDDLETOWN, NEW JERSEY 07748
on — Concussions, affecting the brain.
Final narrative
Two employees were loading an air compressor into a customer's car behind a store. A driver, seeking to use a cut-through behind the store and finding it blocked by the employees' work, got into an altercation with the employees. Then, while the driver was leaving, their car struck one of the employees, who suffered a possible concussion.
An employee was working to fix the forks on a forklift when the fork(s) fell on her toes. The second and third toes on her right foot were fractured, lacerated, and required stitches.
An employee was walking around a customer's truck. The truck door opened and caused the employee to trip and fall on a salt pallet. The employee suffered a compound fracture to the left arm.
An employee was moving a pallet of feed from the floor level of the racking when a beam on the second tier broke causing a pallet of product to fall onto the employee. The employee sustained a fractured femur that required surgery.
An employee was walking in the parking lot when they tripped over a concrete parking stop and fell. The employee sustained a fractured rib and a punctured lung.
On 11/8/2023, at about 1:00 AM, an employee was engaged in an altercation with shoplifters. In the parking lot, the employee was struck by a vehicle driven by the shoplifters. The employee sustained injuries to both legs.
Two employees were engaged in a fight while the injured employee was working from a ladder. The co-worker pulled the ladder from underneath the injured employee, causing them to fall to the ground. The injured employee sustained a foot fracture and back injury.
A customer was driving their car out of the parking lot without paying their bill. The car struck an employee, who ended up on the hood of the vehicle. As the car turned onto the street, the employee was thrown off the hood and sustained a head injury requiring hospitalization.
An employee was working when a customer picked up a jump box and fled the store without paying. The employee was then struck by the customer's vehicle, resulting in ankle fractures.
An employee was walking through a hallway with two restrained residents when they were tripped by one of the residents, causing them to fall to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a knee injury.
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