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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2019043965 · 4/17/2019 · Target Corporation

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Step ladders
Secondary source
Floor, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Target Corporation
Location
33 South 6th Street, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, 55402
NAICS
452112
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee was ascending a ladder to stock items when her foot slipped from the second step (approximately 21" from the floor). She tried to grab onto the ladder to steady herself but missed and fell. Her left leg and knee struck the ladder, a shelf, or both. She suffered a fractured left knee/tibia.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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