Dollar General Corporation/ DOLGENCORP, LLC
Fall on same level due to slipping — Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments — BARWICK, GEORGIA
| Employer | Dollar General Corporation/ DOLGENCORP, LLC | Report ID | 2023010707 |
| Address | 2096 S. Cedar Street | City, State ZIP | BARWICK, GEORGIA 31720 |
| Event Date | January 23, 2023 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments | Body Part | Leg(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Fall on same level due to slipping | Source of Injury | Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Containers-nonpressurized, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 452319 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.89000, -83.74000 | ||
Incident Narrative
At 6:30 p.m., an employee was placing expired and damaged cartons of milk onto a rolling container from a backroom cooler. The employee was pushing the container out to a truck when it began to lean sideways. As the employee attempted to catch the container and push it back up, her legs slipped and she fell, resulting in a torn ligament in her right leg that required hospitalization.
Incident Summary
On January 23, 2023, a worker at Dollar General Corporation/ DOLGENCORP, LLC in BARWICK, GEORGIA suffered major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slipping, with floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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