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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2019077200 · 7/16/2019 · Best Buy Co., Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Thoracic region
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
Source
Refrigerators, freezers, ice makers

Employer

Name
Best Buy Co., Inc.
Location
1585 Niagara Falls Boulevard, AMHERST, NEW YORK, 14228
NAICS
443111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Two employees were loading appliances into a delivery truck using a 2-wheeler/dolly. One employee was helping push a refrigerator while the other employee pulled it towards the dolly. The refrigerator fell on one of the employee's lower extremities and mid-section, causing the employee to fall on the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured T7 vertebra.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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