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Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.

Fall on same level due to tripping over an object — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — LAKE RONKONKOMA, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. in LAKE RONKONKOMA, NEW YORK
Employer Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. Report ID 2023076571
Address 597 Portion Road City, State ZIP LAKE RONKONKOMA, NEW YORK 11779
Event Date July 22, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Knee(s)
Event Type Fall on same level due to tripping over an object Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Buckets, baskets, pails
Industry (NAICS) 453998 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.83000, -73.09000

Incident Narrative

An employee was at the cash register ringing up customers. She walked away and as she turned back around, the employee tripped over a hand basket and fell, resulting in a knee injury.

Incident Summary

On July 22, 2023, a worker at Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. in LAKE RONKONKOMA, NEW YORK suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the knee(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to tripping over an object, with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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