Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Dollar Tree Distribution Inc. , 300 Dollar Tree Lane, JOLIET, ILLINOIS 60436
on — Fractures, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was walking to his car to retrieve work equipment when he fell on ice in the parking lot, fracturing three bones in his back.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedParking lot, unspecified
More severe injuries at Dollar Tree Distribution Inc.
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On October 20, 2020, at approximately 7:35PM, an employee was placing boxes of bleach onto a conveyor system. The bottom of a box broke causing bottles of bleach to fall out. One bottle struck the conveyor and broke open splashing bleach into the employee's face. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.
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The employee was moving pallets around the facility with a reach truck when he lost control of the truck and hit a pole. During the impact, his left arm was caught between the pole and truck, sustaining multiple fractures.
An employee was working in the forest flagging an area to be harvested. He took a step and his foot slipped on a stick hidden under the leaves, causing him to fall to the ground. He landed on his right foot/lower leg resulting in a fractured tibia.
An employee was inspecting an apartment to ensure it was ready for a new resident to move in. The carpet in the apartment had been recently cleaned and was still wet. As the employee went from the carpet to the tiled floor of the bathroom, they slipped and fell, resulting in a torn left hamstring.
An employee was delivering a letter along a rural carrier route when she stepped on an ice-covered snow drift, slipped, and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a right hip fracture that required surgery.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 493110)
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