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Big Lots Stores, Inc

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Intracranial injuries, unspecified — MELBOURNE, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Big Lots Stores, Inc in MELBOURNE, FLORIDA
Employer Big Lots Stores, Inc Report ID 2023010118
Address 1345 South Babcock Street City, State ZIP MELBOURNE, FLORIDA 32901
Event Date January 5, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Intracranial injuries, unspecified Body Part Brain
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 452319 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 28.08000, -80.62000

Incident Narrative

An employee used a scissor lift to get to the trailer of a truck so he could unload the trailer. As he released the bar, heavy furniture pushed against it, and the bar knocked the employee off balance, causing him to fall from the trailer to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a head injury, and fractures to the ankle and wrist.

Incident Summary

On January 5, 2023, a worker at Big Lots Stores, Inc in MELBOURNE, FLORIDA suffered intracranial injuries, unspecified to the brain. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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