MANSFIELD, OHIO—
SEARS HOLDING, INC.
Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at SEARS HOLDING, INC., 600 Richland Mall, MANSFIELD, OHIO 44906 on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the knee(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was attaching the dock plate to a truck in the loading area when the truck drove forward and the employee fell approximately 4 feet to the ground between the dock and the truck. The employee sustained a knee injury that required surgery.
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