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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2016021386 · 2/15/2016 · Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.
Location
2201 Oakton St., EVANSTON, ILLINOIS, 60202
NAICS
444110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working after the store closed. He was using a reach truck to remove a vanity from a pallet that was stored in an overhead rack. He stepped backwards off the operator platform and fell approximately three feet to the ground level fracturing his collarbone. The safety belt and lanyard were not worn at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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