Home Goods
Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — MOHEGAN LAKE, NEW YORK
| Employer | Home Goods | Report ID | 2022032846 |
| Address | 3105 E. Main Street | City, State ZIP | MOHEGAN LAKE, NEW YORK 10547 |
| Event Date | March 30, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Ankle(s) |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Source of Injury | Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space |
| Secondary Source | Nonclassifiable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 452210 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.30000, -73.86000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was walking across the top of an open dumpster trying to level out the trash in it. He fell from the top metal ledge of the dumpster and suffered a broken left ankle that required surgery.
Incident Summary
On March 30, 2022, a worker at Home Goods in MOHEGAN LAKE, NEW YORK suffered fractures to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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