Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet · Second degree heat (thermal) burns
Final narrative
In the feedwater basement, an auxiliary pump had been put into place for temporary drainage into an approximately 20-inch-deep trench. The grate guarding the trench was askew to allow the hose to feed under the grate and into the trench. An employee tripped on the 1.5-inch discharge hose from the auxiliary pump. This caused the grating to dislodge, allowing the employee's foot to submerge into 180 to 190 F wastewater in the trench. The employee sustained second-degree burns to the lower left leg.
A temporary employee walked across a wooden pallet to retrieve product to stock. When he walked back across the pallet, it broke, causing the employee to fall to the ground and sustain a fractured hip.
On April 10, 2023, at 12:00 PM, an employee was using a broom to clear rock from a building's foundation in preparation for a spray-on vapor barrier. There was a 4-foot deep trench next to the building where the employee was working and the soil at the trench's edge fell away. The employee fell into the trench and was hospitalized for a left pelvis and/or femur fracture.
An employee was walking up a steel staircase to check wiring in the electrical room. The staircase had a top platform with a grate that was sitting across the beams of the platform. The grate had shifted and as the employee stepped on it, it gave way, causing him to fall approximately 3 feet to the ground below. The grate landed on the employee and he was hospitalized for four transverse process fractures in the lower spine.
An employee was stocking the freezer and stepped on a wood pallet. The employee's foot went into the pallet and they sustained a right ankle fracture that required hospitalization and surgery.