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Eaton Office Supply Co Inc

Fall on same level due to tripping over an object — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — AMHERST, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Eaton Office Supply Co Inc in AMHERST, NEW YORK
Employer Eaton Office Supply Co Inc Report ID 2019099593
Address 180 John Glenn Drive City, State ZIP AMHERST, NEW YORK 14228
Event Date September 13, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Fall on same level due to tripping over an object Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Skids, pallets
Industry (NAICS) 453210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 43.02000, -78.80000

Incident Narrative

While walking across a warehouse, an employee tripped over a staged pallet and fell to the concrete floor. The employee suffered a leg injury.

Incident Summary

On September 13, 2019, a worker at Eaton Office Supply Co Inc in AMHERST, NEW YORK suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the leg(s), unspecified. 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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