Intentional self-harm n.e.c. · Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at The Sherwin-Williams Company, 8030 Philips Highway, Ste 6a, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32256
on — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures, affecting the Upper arm(s).
Final narrative
An employee hit a store window. The window shattered and lacerated the employee's right bicep, nicking their brachial artery. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
Hospitalized Upper arm(s) Activities and conditions of injured, ill worker n.e.c.
More severe injuries at The Sherwin-Williams Company
An employee was operating a reach truck. They were driving down an aisle in a warehouse when the equipment malfunctioned and lost throttle control. The reach truck struck a stationary rack. The employee sustained fractures to both lower extremities, which required surgery.
An employee was delivering 5-gallon buckets of block filler and set a 60-pound bucket down on his little finger, crushing it. The employee sustained the amputation of the fingertip.
At about 12:40 p.m. on January 4, 2023, an employee was operating a forklift in a dock area. As the employee backed the forklift out of a trailer, the trailer began to pull away and the forklift fell. The employee suffered broken ribs and a broken left collarbone and was hospitalized.
A driver was unloading freight from the trailer while it was raining. As they brought freight onto the liftgate, the pallet jack began to slide on the wet surface and caused the driver to fall from the liftgate to the ground. They sustained a fractured right arm and a bruise to the right leg.
An employee was struck by a forklift while standing in an aisle. The employee landed on storage racks. The forklift operator fell out of the forklift and was struck by the forklift and also landed on storage racks. Between them, the two employees suffered multiple facial and skull fractures, a concussion, and internal bleeding.
An employee was resetting the robot at the control panel after a light curtain fault when their hand struck the control panel. This created a gap that his finger became caught in. When he removed his hand, he sustained a soft tissue amputation to his left little finger.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 444120)
An employee was delivering 5-gallon buckets of block filler and set a 60-pound bucket down on his little finger, crushing it. The employee sustained the amputation of the fingertip.
An employee was operating a powered industrial truck in a warehouse when the truck contacted stationary racking and their right foot became pinned under the truck, resulting in a fracture and laceration.
An employee was operating a powered walkie stacker to move pallets into the store. She backed into a mulch bed and the walkie stacker ran over her left foot, resulting in a compound fracture.
An employee was helping a coworker transport a tall palm tree with a mini skid steer. The employee was severely shocked by a high-voltage electrical wire above the ground.
An employee was retrieving a Christmas tree from a shelf using a ladder. He missed a step and fell to the concrete floor. He sustained injury to his head and wrist.
An employee was operating an agricultural tractor during sugarcane harvesting. The employee sustained a lumbar sprain due to vibration or motion from the tractor.
An employee was moving a 3-ton condensing unit, strapped down on a dolly, out of a garage. The strap broke, causing the employee to fall backward onto the brick pavered driveway. The employee suffered injury to a spinal ligament in the neck.