Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc., 5925 Green Pointe Dr. S., GROVEPORT, OHIO 43125
on — Fractures , affecting the Head and extremities.
Final narrative
On 7/9/2024, an employee was operating an order picker to access product on the third level of the storage racks. The employee fell to the ground below and sustained fractures to their nose and right ankle, along with a laceration on the forehead.
Hospitalized Head and extremities Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
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