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Dick's Sporting Goods

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — WEST NYACK, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Dick's Sporting Goods in WEST NYACK, NEW YORK
Employer Dick's Sporting Goods Report ID 2019088314
Address 2400 Palisades Center Drive City, State ZIP WEST NYACK, NEW YORK 10994
Event Date August 13, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Step ladders
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 451110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.09000, -73.95000

Incident Narrative

An employee was climbing down a 6-foot A-frame ladder. He slipped on the second step from the bottom, fell, and suffered a back injury.

Incident Summary

On August 13, 2019, a worker at Dick's Sporting Goods in WEST NYACK, NEW YORK suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. 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

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