Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Abrasions, scratches
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at STAPLES, INC., 7701 STAPLES DR., LITHIA SPRINGS, GEORGIA 30122
on — Abrasions, scratches, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
On March 1, 2023, at 2:34 a.m., a maintenance employee responded to a work order on a conveyor belt that was making noise from the line. The employee removed the belly pan from underneath the conveyor system to visualize and troubleshoot it, and then left to clean the pan. When the employee came back to the conveyor line, he saw some debris under the roller where he had removed the belly pan. He attempted to brush it off when his right hand became caught in-between the roller and the conveyor frame, resulting in abrasions to the top of his right hand.
An employee was wrapping a pallet to be shipped. As he was walking around the pallet with a roll of shrink wrap, a forklift ran over his right heel and broke it.
On August 22, 2022, an employee began experiencing neck and right shoulder pain during her shift after performing job-related tasks such as repetitive lifting. She was hospitalized for a right shoulder sprain and a pinched nerve.
An employee was on a rolling ladder, retrieving product from an upper shelf. He lost his balance, grabbed the racking, caught his finger in it, and then fell. The racking caused an amputation to his finger.
On April 14, 2021, an employee was using a manual pallet jack when she saw a stand-up pallet jack turning into her aisle. She stepped back, tripped over her jack, and fell to the floor. She suffered a broken right wrist and was hospitalized.
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