Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Kmart Corporation , 1101 Beltline Rd, DECATUR, ALABAMA 35601
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
Four employees were dumping fixtures from the platform on a forklift into the dumpster. An employee climbed up the side steps of the dumpster to pull fixtures from the platform and fell to the ground fracturing both shoulders, a knee and the nose.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
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