Fractures

Name: Fractures at HOME DEPOT
Start: 12/22/2016

1 hospitalization · 20161211887 · 12/22/2016 · HOME DEPOT

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Pelvis
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source: Step ladders
Secondary source: Plywood, wood paneling; particle, chip, flake board

Employer

Name: HOME DEPOT
Location: 4555 OVERSEAS HIGHWAY, MARATHON, FLORIDA, 33050
NAICS: 444130
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing fasteners from an MDF board on a shelving display while standing on a four foot step ladder. A piece of MDF board struck the employee and the employee fell sustaining a broken pelvis and a right shoulder contusion.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown