Fractures

Name: Fractures at Target Distribution Center
Start: 10/27/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024109976 · 10/27/2024 · Target Distribution Center

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source: Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport powered, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Ground, travel, and support surfaces unspecified

Employer

Name: Target Distribution Center
Location: 5400 Southwest Wenger Street, TOPEKA, KANSAS, 66609
NAICS: 452311
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was exiting the cab of a yard truck. They stepped on the catwalk to release the air lines but then missed the first step from the catwalk to the catwalk extension and fell approximately 41 inches to the ground. The employee sustained a fractured right tibia and fibula.

Source

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