Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc.

Other fall to lower level unspecified - Fractures and soft tissue injuries - LOMBARD, Illinois

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. in LOMBARD, Illinois
Employer Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc.
Address 810 East Butterfield Road
City, State ZIP LOMBARD, Illinois 60148
Report ID 2025010549
Event Date January 16, 2025
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and soft tissue injuries
Body Part Trunk and other lower extremities
Event Type Other fall to lower level unspecified
Source of Injury Existing opening, hole in constructed surface
Secondary Source Other constructed surface
Industry (NAICS) 451110
GPS Coordinates 41.84000, -87.99000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was walking on the second level of the store's backstock area when they fell through a grate that was opened to move stock from one level to the next, landing on the floor. The employee fractured their right heel and strained their back.

Incident Summary

On January 16, 2025, a worker at Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. in LOMBARD, Illinois suffered fractures and soft tissue injuries to the trunk and other lower extremities. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level unspecified, with existing opening, hole in constructed surface identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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