Struck by object or equipment dropped by other person · Fractures
Final narrative
An employee was squatting down adjusting inventories on lower shelves while a coworker was stocking yeti ice chests approximately 16 feet above the injured employee. The yeti ice chests were in cardboard boxes and weighed about 45lbs. The coworker lost their grip on one of the yeti boxes and it fell onto the injured employee knocking her into the shelving and then onto the floor. The injured employee passed out, and sustained a laceration on her left temple. She also suffered a broken right ankle and sustained injuries to her back. The injured employee was hospitalized.
The injured employee was standing at the base of a ladder assisting another employee install a TV on a wall. The TV was dropped, striking the employee. They sustained a head injury.
An employee and a colleague were moving two pieces of rebar when a tie was cut. The employee holding the rebar dropped it while it was above the injured employee's hands, resulting in partial amputation to their left middle finger.
An employee was bracing an extension ladder while his coworker installed a 10-foot, 40-45-pound pipe. The pipe fell onto the injured employee's head and he sustained a hematoma, C3 and C4 vertebral fractures and a forehead laceration.
An employee was helping to lift a press roll in to fix an issue that was occurring. A co-worker lost their grip and the press roll fell onto the injured employee's left index finger, resulting in a crush injury and amputation.
Three employees were removing equipment from an old fermentation room at a bakery. They were using two bakery dollies to remove metal plates from the floor of the room. One of them was holding one of the metal dollies with his right hand on the side of the dolly, as a plate was being centered on the two dollies. The plate slipped and struck his right thumb, which was amputated near the last joint.