Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — WACO, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. in WACO, TEXAS
Employer Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. Report ID 20181111562
Address 1200 Richland Drive, Ste. 1 City, State ZIP WACO, TEXAS 76710
Event Date November 9, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lumbar region
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Ladders, unspecified
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 451120 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 31.52000, -97.19000

Incident Narrative

An employee was climbing a ladder holding a bushel basket. The basket hit a shelf, which fell; the employee flipped backwards off the ladder and landed on his back on the floor. He suffered a broken vertebra in his lower back, with fragments sticking into the spinal canal.

Incident Summary

On November 9, 2018, a worker at Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. in WACO, TEXAS suffered fractures to the lumbar region. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with ladders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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