Big Lots
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — METAIRIE, LOUISIANA
| Employer | Big Lots | Report ID | 20191010798 |
| Address | 7135 Veterans Memorial Blvd | City, State ZIP | METAIRIE, LOUISIANA 70003 |
| Event Date | October 16, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Elbow(s) |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Source of Injury | Ramps, loading docks, dock plates |
| Secondary Source | Floor, n.e.c. | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 423990 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.00000, -90.22000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was unloading a shipment of mattresses from a truck at the loading dock. The employee slipped and fell about 18" from the loading dock to the ground floor. The employee was hospitalized with a fracture to the humerus in the right elbow.
Incident Summary
On October 16, 2019, a worker at Big Lots in METAIRIE, LOUISIANA suffered fractures to the elbow(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with ramps, loading docks, dock plates identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 3,310 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.
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