Acme Store #7806

Fall on same level, n.e.c. - Fractures - NEWARK, Delaware

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Acme Store #7806 in NEWARK, Delaware
Employer Acme Store #7806
Address 100 Suburban Drive
City, State ZIP NEWARK, Delaware 19711
Report ID 2015107850
Event Date October 21, 2015
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Fall on same level, n.e.c.
Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Plastic wrap
Industry (NAICS) 445110
GPS Coordinates 39.66804, -75.77570

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Incident Narrative

On 10/21/2015, an employee was removing shrink wrap from a pallet and got her feet tangled in the shrink wrap resulting in a fall. She fractured her left leg and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On October 21, 2015, a worker at Acme Store #7806 in NEWARK, Delaware suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as fall on same level, n.e.c., with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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