Dollar Tree, Inc.

Fall on same level due to tripping over an object — Fractures — LAKE PLACID, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Dollar Tree, Inc. in LAKE PLACID, FLORIDA
Employer Dollar Tree, Inc. Report ID 2018099330
Address 100 Plaza Ave. City, State ZIP LAKE PLACID, FLORIDA 33852
Event Date September 10, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures 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 Floor coverings- nonstructural
Industry (NAICS) 452990 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 27.29000, -81.35000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cashing out a customer when she stepped back and tripped on a floor mat, falling to the floor and fracturing her right hip. She was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On September 10, 2018, a worker at Dollar Tree, Inc. in LAKE PLACID, FLORIDA suffered fractures 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.

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