Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. - Store 514, CLERMONT, FLORIDA 34711
on — Fractures, affecting the foot (feet) and ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee was rearranging boxed merchandise stacked on shelving when he fell 8 feet from the rack and suffered fractures to his feet and ankles that required hospitalization.
HospitalizedFoot (feet) and ankle(s)Racks-garment and other
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