Oreilly Auto Enterprises LLC

Fall on same level due to tripping over an object - Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury - HARLINGEN, Texas

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Oreilly Auto Enterprises LLC in HARLINGEN, Texas
Employer Oreilly Auto Enterprises LLC
Address 1829 Stuart Place Road
City, State ZIP HARLINGEN, Texas 78552
Report ID 20171110860
Event Date November 10, 2017
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Skids, pallets
Industry (NAICS) 441310
GPS Coordinates 26.21040, -97.75872

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Incident Narrative

An employee was unloading a pallet when the employee tripped over the edge of the pallet and fell to the floor, suffering a left hip injury that required surgery and hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On November 10, 2017, a worker at Oreilly Auto Enterprises LLC in HARLINGEN, Texas suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the hip(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to tripping over an object, with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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