Home Goods

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — MOHEGAN LAKE, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Home Goods in 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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