Kirkland's Stores, Inc.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Kirkland's Stores, Inc. in LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA
Employer Kirkland's Stores, Inc. Report ID 2024010935
Address 1250 Scenic Highway South, #1712 City, State ZIP LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA 30045
Event Date January 30, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Back thoracic region
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Trucks unspecified
Secondary Source Other constructed surface
Industry (NAICS) 453998 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 33.90000, -84.00000

Incident Narrative

An employee was about to climb down from the bed of a truck. As she stepped down to a step ladder, she missed its top platform and fell to the concrete pavement about 48 inches below. She suffered a compression fracture to her T-12 vertebra.

Incident Summary

On January 30, 2024, a worker at Kirkland's Stores, Inc. in LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA suffered fractures to the back thoracic region. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with trucks unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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