OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221385396

DOLLAR TREE DISTRIBUTION INC.

CHESAPEAKE, VA· 2021-08-23T00:00:00

Event: Back, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Box, Concrete Floor, Concussion, Contusion, Department Store, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Head, Inexperience, Laborer, Laceration, Material Handling, Order-picker, Picking, Picking an order, Sprain, Storage Rack, Strain, Warehouse, Warehouse Aisle, Work Surface
NAICS: 493110
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345497994
Employer profile: DOLLAR TREE DISTRIBUTION INC.
Summary number: 221385396
Report ID: 0355112

Event description

Employee sustains concussion in fall from picker module

Investigation abstract

At 2:08 p.m. on August 23, 2021, an employee working as a laborer for a warehouse was loading boxes on the second level of a picker module. The employee fell off of the picker module to the floor. The employee was hospitalized to treat injuries to the back of her head and her lower back.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 25 F

Event type
5

Occupation code
889

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