Fractures

Name: Fractures at Home Depot
Start: 2/4/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019021265 · 2/4/2019 · Home Depot

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Counters, counter tops
Secondary source: Skids, pallets

Employer

Name: Home Depot
Location: 8211 Macedonia Commons Blvd., MACEDONIA, OHIO, 44056
NAICS: 444110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was unloading countertops from a pallet. After the banding was cut, some of the countertops slid off the pallet and hit the employee's left foot, causing a broken left ankle. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Source

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