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Kohls Department Store

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Kohls Department Store in STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK
Employer Kohls Department Store Report ID 20171111194
Address 2239 Forest Avenue City, State ZIP STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK 10301
Event Date November 24, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Knee(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Step ladders
Industry (NAICS) 452111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.62000, -74.16000

Incident Narrative

An employee removed product from an upper shelf while standing on a step ladder. She was then coming down the step ladder with product in her hands when she missed the bottom two steps and fell to the floor, fracturing her left knee and hitting her head. She was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On November 24, 2017, a worker at Kohls Department Store in STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK suffered fractures to the knee(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with step ladders 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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