Advance Auto Parts

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. — SHAWNEE, KANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Advance Auto Parts in SHAWNEE, KANSAS
Employer Advance Auto Parts Report ID 2021043138
Address 11106 Shawnee Mission Parkway City, State ZIP SHAWNEE, KANSAS 66203
Event Date April 14, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Movable ladders, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 423110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 39.01000, -94.71000

Incident Narrative

An employee had been engaged in stocking activities. While descending a rolling platform ladder, the employee fell backward to the ground. The employee was hospitalized, having sustained a fractured right clavicle/scapula, a hemorrhage, a vertebra compression fracture, and a seizure.

Incident Summary

On April 14, 2021, a worker at Advance Auto Parts in SHAWNEE, KANSAS suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with movable ladders, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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