Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221434160

B&R STORES

Event
Ankle, Broken Bone, Catwalk, Ceiling, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Wrist
NAICS
445110
Inspection type
Unprogrammed Related
Activity number
#345739601
Employer profile
B&R STORES
Summary number
221434160
Report ID
0751910

Event description

Employee falls and breaks ankle/wrist

Investigation abstract

At 1:30 p.m. on January 14, 2022, Employee #1 was attempting to locate the fire system components that were housed in the store. Employee #1 entered a room on the second floor with no lighting to look for fire system components. Employee #1 walked off the end of a catwalk and fell to the floor, through a drop ceiling, approximately 12 feet below. Employee #1 suffered a broken ankle and a broken wrist and was hospitalized for treatment.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 44 M

    Event type
    5

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