TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — HOMOSASSA, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY in HOMOSASSA, FLORIDA
Employer TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY Report ID 2017109793
Address 3826 South Coast Blvd City, State ZIP HOMOSASSA, FLORIDA 34448
Event Date October 11, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Upper and lower limb(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Pickup truck
Industry (NAICS) 444220 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 28.80000, -82.57000

Incident Narrative

After hand loading 7 bags of pelletized horse bedding into the bed of a customer's pickup truck, an employee fell as she was getting down from the bed of the truck. She fractured her left femur, radius, and ulna.

Incident Summary

On October 11, 2017, a worker at TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY in HOMOSASSA, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the upper and lower limb(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with pickup truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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