LENEXA, KANSAS—
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Thermo Fisher Scientific, 12076 Santa Fe Dr, LENEXA, KANSAS 66215 on — Fractures , affecting the Knee(s).
Final narrative
An employee was mopping a floor when they stepped forward onto a section they just mopped and slipped, falling to the ground. The employee suffered a shattered kneecap.
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At about 9:30 a.m. on March 31, 2021, an employee was backing an order picker through a narrow aisle, carrying empty pallets. The top few pallets struck a box, then struck the uprights of the high rack, and then struck the employee's left leg and pinned it against the order picker. The employee suffered severe contusions.
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An employee was moving a box from a pallet to a shelf when she experienced severe pain in her lower back, requiring hospitalization.
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