Warehouse Home Furnishings Distributors, Inc

Fall on same level, unspecified — Fractures — GADSDEN, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Warehouse Home Furnishings Distributors, Inc in GADSDEN, ALABAMA
Employer Warehouse Home Furnishings Distributors, Inc Report ID 2020087288
Address 110 North Hood Ave City, State ZIP GADSDEN, ALABAMA 35903
Event Date August 3, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Knee(s)
Event Type Fall on same level, unspecified Source of Injury Floor, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 442299 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 34.00000, -85.99000

Incident Narrative

An employee was walking out of her office when she fell to floor, fracturing her left kneecap.

Incident Summary

On August 3, 2020, a worker at Warehouse Home Furnishings Distributors, Inc in GADSDEN, ALABAMA suffered fractures to the knee(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level, unspecified, with floor, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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