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Report: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified at Home Depot USA in Houston, Texas
DATE: 02/19/17
An employee was picking up a pallet when a nearby wheelbarrow tipped over and struck the employee’s right ankle severing the Achilles tendon. The employee was hospitalized.
| Report ID |
2017021628 |
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| Date |
02/19/2017 |
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| UPA |
1184605 |
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| Primary NAICS |
444110 |
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| Nature |
1231 |
Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments |
| Part of Body |
52 |
Ankle(s) |
| Source |
874 |
Wheelbarrow |
| Event |
6230 |
Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified |
| Hospitalized |
Yes |
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| Amputation |
No |
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