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Kmart Corporation

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — DECATUR, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Kmart Corporation in DECATUR, ALABAMA
Employer Kmart Corporation Report ID 2016076416
Address 1101 Beltline Rd City, State ZIP DECATUR, ALABAMA 35601
Event Date July 15, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
Industry (NAICS) 452111 Inspection # 1163582
GPS Coordinates 34.56000, -86.97000

Incident Narrative

Four employees were dumping fixtures from the platform on a forklift into the dumpster. An employee climbed up the side steps of the dumpster to pull fixtures from the platform and fell to the ground fracturing both shoulders, a knee and the nose.

Incident Summary

On July 15, 2016, a worker at Kmart Corporation in DECATUR, ALABAMA suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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