Walked or ran into stationary object · Intracranial injuries unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at MERCY HOSPITAL ST. LOUIS, 615 South New Ballas Road, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI 63141
on — Intracranial injuries unspecified , affecting the Brain.
Final narrative
An employee was cleaning an operating room when their head stuck an overhead light, causing them to lose consciousness and fall to the floor. The employee suffered acute respiratory failure with hypoxia.
An employee was walking through the department when she tripped and fell over the corner of a pallet. She landed on her right side and sustained a right nondisplaced humerus fracture and multiple nondisplaced rib fractures, resulting in hospitalization.
An employee was preparing a vehicle outside of the paint booth and when he turned and his right eyelid was caught by the parts hanger. He sustained a laceration to the top of his eyelid.
An employee was performing routine surveillance operation rounds on a furnace and nearby equipment. The employee heard a rumbling sound coming from a low-pressure steam vent and when he looked up, he saw water falling from the vent. He quickly moved to avoid the falling water and ran into a pipe and then fell, resulting in a right tibia fracture.
An employee had been operating a forklift equipped with a clamp attachment. He was transitioning to another powered industrial truck (PIT) when he struck his left knee on a part of the equipment and sustained a laceration to the knee requiring sutures and hospitalization.
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