Fractures

Name: Fractures at The Home Depot
Start: 3/14/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019032712 · 3/14/2019 · The Home Depot

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source: Generators
Secondary source: Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered

Employer

Name: The Home Depot
Location: 1200 W Dillon Road, LOUISVILLE, COLORADO, 80027
NAICS: 453998
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was moving a small generator with a cart. The wheel of the cart got caught in a floor seam and the generator tipped over and fell on his right knee and ankle, causing a broken ankle and a chipped knee.

Source

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