Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Best Buy, 1801 Hempstead Road, LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA 17601
on — Fractures, affecting the knee(s).
Final narrative
On April 13, 2017, at 2:30 p.m. an employee missed the last rung of the A-frame ladder that he was descending and fell on his right kneecap, shattering it. The employee was hospitalized for surgery to stabilize his knee.
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