HD Supply Facilities Maintenance, LTD
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — TAMPA, FLORIDA
| Employer | HD Supply Facilities Maintenance, LTD | Report ID | 2018065701 |
| Address | Fountainview Apartments, 1301 Floating Fountain Cir. | City, State ZIP | TAMPA, FLORIDA 33612 |
| Event Date | June 11, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Ankle(s) |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Source of Injury | Delivery truck or van |
| Secondary Source | Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 423850 | Inspection # | 1350318 |
| GPS Coordinates | 28.05000, -82.44000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was using a manual pallet jack to load the delivery truck. The employee moved backwards inside the cargo area while pulling the pallet of merchandise with the manual pallet jack, stepped off the back edge of the box truck bed and fell approximately four feet to the ground. The employee sustained a compound fracture to the left ankle.
Incident Summary
On June 11, 2018, a worker at HD Supply Facilities Maintenance, LTD in TAMPA, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with delivery truck or van 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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