Marshalls of MA, Inc.

An employee was walking when they slipped on a wet surface and fell to the ground, which resulted in a fractured left patella. The employee required surgery.

An employee was attempting to clock into work in the breakroom when she tripped over a TV stand and fell on her left side, resulting in hip and elbow injuries that required hospitalization.

An employee was taking inventory of merchandise in a backroom. A metal extension pole fell and struck her forehead, causing a concussion.

An employee was sweeping clothing hangers with a push broom. She stepped on a hanger and fell, resulting in a right hip/upper femur fracture that required surgery.

An employee was using a dolly to move boxes. They were pushing a dolly containing two boxes of tissue paper out of the elevator doors when a wooden board fixture fell on top of them. They sustained a concussion and muscle pain.

An employee was completing a sensor replacement on an air-cooled chiller unit and went to sit on a 5-gallon bucket during a rest break. He experienced sudden stiffness in his left knee, causing him to fall backward and strike his back on a pipe hanger. The employee sustained three broken vertebrae in their lower back.

An employee was sitting at their computer when they fell off their chair, resulting in an S4 compression fracture in their spine.

An employee was sitting on a tall teller chair in a bank drive-through. She leaned forward in the chair when it rolled out from under her. As she fell, a metal footstool that was positioned under the teller station was knocked over. The employee fell on top of the footstool and suffered a puncture wound on the right side of her abdomen from one of the metal legs on the footstool.

An employee fell out of a chair, resulting in an injured ankle that required surgery to repair.

A switchboard operator leaned back in her chair and the chair tipped over. She fell backward and struck her head on the floor, sustaining a subarachnoid bleed.

An employee was unloading a trailer. Cartons of goods fell and struck the employee, who fell down. Cartons of goods (45 pounds each) then fell onto the employee, who suffered a compression fracture to a lower-back vertebra. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was bending down while straightening a stack of sweaters. She turned to answer a question, lost her balance, and fell to the floor, injuring her right hip. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

An employee was walking on the floor and went to step over a rope barrier when she tripped over the rope and fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured lower leg that required surgery.

A facilities maintenance technician was helping to perform a bearing repair on a conveyor shaft. His right hand became caught on the conveyor belt and he sustained abrasions and swelling. He was hospitalized.

An employee was sliding empty boxes on the floor when she slipped on one of the box lids and fell to the floor. The employee sustained a fractured right tibia.

An employee was cleaning leaves with a backpack blower when he fell from a ladder, resulting in injuries to his head, neck, and back.

An employee was operating a battery-powered broom to clean demolition debris off the top of the outermost bridge girder. The girder was approximately 11 feet above the demolition scaffold below. The employee fell approximately 8 feet to wind bracing below. The employee was hospitalized with a pelvis/tailbone fracture. Fall protection was in place at the time.

An employee slipped while descending in a stairwell, fell, and suffered multiple contusions/bruises to the head, neck, shoulders, knees, and back. She was hospitalized.

An employee's right middle finger was caught in a nip point. The employee suffered an amputation to the middle finger at the first knuckle.

An employee was directing trucks as they entered and left a highway work zone. A vehicle struck them, resulting in multiple fractures and other injuries. The employee was hospitalized.