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Pep Boys

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Intracranial injuries, unspecified — ELMONT, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Pep Boys in ELMONT, NEW YORK
Employer Pep Boys Report ID 2016032081
Address 1802 Hempstead Tpke. City, State ZIP ELMONT, NEW YORK 11003
Event Date March 8, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Intracranial injuries, unspecified Body Part Brain
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 441310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.70000, -73.70000

Incident Narrative

An employee was doing a wheel alignment. He stepped out of the vehicle, fell to the ground, and lost consciousness.

Incident Summary

On March 8, 2016, a worker at Pep Boys in ELMONT, NEW YORK suffered intracranial injuries, unspecified to the brain. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with highway vehicle, motorized, 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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