Home Depot, dba Home Depot Interiors

Fall on same level due to tripping over an object — Fractures — CLEARWATER, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Home Depot, dba Home Depot Interiors in CLEARWATER, FLORIDA
Employer Home Depot, dba Home Depot Interiors Report ID 2015010582
Address 2980 Haines Bayshore Rd City, State ZIP CLEARWATER, FLORIDA 33760
Event Date January 19, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Fall on same level due to tripping over an object Source of Injury Street, road, driveway, unspecified
Secondary Source Nonclassifiable
Industry (NAICS) 444110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 27.93000, -82.71000

Incident Narrative

A sales consultant was at the home of a client. While putting her case into her car, she fell backwards over samples that she had placed on the ground. She was hospitalized with a broken hip and elbow.

Incident Summary

On January 19, 2015, a worker at Home Depot, dba Home Depot Interiors in CLEARWATER, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as fall on same level due to tripping over an object, with street, road, driveway, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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