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Sears Roebuck & co

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — ALBERTVILLE, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Sears Roebuck & co in ALBERTVILLE, ALABAMA
Employer Sears Roebuck & co Report ID 2016031910
Address 1001 Rainbow Drive City, State ZIP ALBERTVILLE, ALABAMA 35951
Event Date March 3, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Movable ladders, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 452111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.31000, -86.17000

Incident Narrative

An employee was adjusting a surveillance camera. Afterwards, the employee began stepping down from the ladder he was using. He missed the last step of the ladder and fell to the floor, fracturing his left hip.

Incident Summary

On March 3, 2016, a worker at Sears Roebuck & co in ALBERTVILLE, ALABAMA suffered fractures to the hip(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with movable ladders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 3,310 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.

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