BEST BUY STORES, L.P.
Other fall to lower level unspecified — Fractures and surface, flesh wounds — DOUGLASVILLE, Georgia
| Employer | BEST BUY STORES, L.P. |
| Address | 6875 DOUGLAS BLVD |
| City, State ZIP | DOUGLASVILLE, Georgia 30135 |
| Report ID | 2025076625 |
| Event Date | July 9, 2025 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures and surface, flesh wounds |
| Body Part | Head and extremities |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level unspecified |
| Source of Injury | Refrigerators, freezers, ice makers |
| Secondary Source | Other constructed surface |
| Industry (NAICS) | 453998 |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.72778, -84.75788 |
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Incident Narrative
On July 9, 2025, an employee had been on a refrigerator in a store's appliance department, working on an adjacent display. While descending from the refrigerator, the employee fell to the carpeted floor below. The employee suffered a broken right temporal bone, a broken right collarbone, and a ruptured ear drum.
Incident Summary
On July 9, 2025, a worker at BEST BUY STORES, L.P. in DOUGLASVILLE, Georgia suffered fractures and surface, flesh wounds to the head and extremities. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level unspecified, with refrigerators, freezers, ice makers identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 867 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level unspecified injuries.
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