Inhalation of harmful substance single episode or single shift · Poison, toxic, or allergenic effects other respiratory
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Raymour & Flanigan, 50 Hale Road, MANCHESTER, CONNECTICUT 06042
on — Poison, toxic, or allergenic effects other respiratory, affecting the BODY SYSTEMS .
Final narrative
On April 11, 2024, new carpeting was being installed in the store, and fumes from the glue caused an employee to be hospitalized with respiratory issues.
An employee was operating a forklift to unload a truck when the truck pulled away. The forklift and the employee fell approximately 3.5 feet. The employee sustained fractures to the arm and neck as well as a head contusion.
An employee was working in the food service warehouse when he experienced chest pain, difficulty breathing, and lost consciousness. The employee sustained carbon monoxide poisoning.
An employee was performing janitorial duties on the 15th floor of a building that was under construction. She began having trouble breathing. The employee was hospitalized with lung irritation caused by dust.
An employee was sweeping in an area with powdered PVC on the floor and began having difficulty breathing and coughing up blood, The employee was hospitalized for inhalation of PVC.
On August 30, 2025, an employee was moving product using a hand truck/dolly. He observed an electric pallet jack obstructing his path and went to relocate it. The electric pallet jack ran over his right ankle, dislocating it.
An employee was checking on a machine outside of the building and removed a cover to clean out a blocked area. His hand was caught by a rotary valve in a dust collection machine. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
An employee was working to clean a glue roller with a scraper tool. The tool and the employee's left thumb were pinched between two rollers, resulting in a partial amputation.
An employee was re-arranging boxes of pipe insulation on a pallet. One of the boxes fell from the pallet and knocked over an upright empty cylinder. The cylinder fell and crushed the tip of the employee's right toe. The employee's toe required surgical amputation.
An employee was securing the claw of a grapple truck to the truck bed. His left little finger was caught between the tie down strap and the rub rail of the truck, resulting in partial amputation of the finger.
An employee was cutting extruded aluminum framing material using a horizontal band saw. She went to grab a rag in the machine when the rag contacted the blade and pulled her hand in toward the blade, resulting in a partial amputation of the right index finger.