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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017043338 · 4/13/2017 · Best Buy

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Knee(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Step ladders

Employer

Name
Best Buy
Location
1801 Hempstead Road, LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA, 17601
NAICS
443111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On April 13, 2017, at 2:30 p.m. an employee missed the last rung of the A-frame ladder that he was descending and fell on his right kneecap, shattering it. The employee was hospitalized for surgery to stabilize his knee.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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