Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.

Other fall to lower level, unspecified - Fractures - LAWRENCEVILLE, Georgia

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. in LAWRENCEVILLE, Georgia
Employer Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.
Address 875 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Rd, Ste 1000
City, State ZIP LAWRENCEVILLE, Georgia 30043
Report ID 2019010738
Event Date January 21, 2019
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Lumbar region
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source of Injury Movable ladders, unspecified
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 442299
GPS Coordinates 33.97150, -84.01469

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Incident Narrative

An employee was working from a ladder when it began to wobble. She fell to the concrete floor, suffering a compression fracture of a vertebra in her lower back.

Incident Summary

On January 21, 2019, a worker at Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. in LAWRENCEVILLE, Georgia suffered fractures to the lumbar region. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with movable ladders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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