Fractures

Name: Fractures at Home Depot
Start: 11/16/2023

1 hospitalization · 20231110605 · 11/16/2023 · Home Depot

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
Source: Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
Secondary source: Plastic wrap

Employer

Name: Home Depot
Location: 7703 N. Sam Houston Pkwy West, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77064
NAICS: 444110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was checking in merchandise in a receiving dock area when they tripped over stretch wrap material and fell, resulting in rib fractures and a bruised knee that required hospitalization.

Source

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