Sears Home Services LLC
Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet — Fractures — EAST HANOVER, NEW JERSEY
| Employer | Sears Home Services LLC | Report ID | 2017054263 |
| Address | 50 Williams Pkwy | City, State ZIP | EAST HANOVER, NEW JERSEY 07936 |
| Event Date | May 10, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Thigh(s) |
| Event Type | Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet | Source of Injury | Ramps, loading docks, dock plates |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238390 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.81000, -74.38000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee had removed a loading dock plate when he fell into the gap between the truck and loading dock, fracturing his left femur.
Incident Summary
On May 10, 2017, a worker at Sears Home Services LLC in EAST HANOVER, NEW JERSEY suffered fractures to the thigh(s). The incident was classified as fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet, with ramps, loading docks, dock plates identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 111 severe injury reports involving "Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet injuries.
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