# Fractures at Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016021386` · 2/15/2016 · EVANSTON, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.
- **Location:** 2201 Oakton St., EVANSTON, ILLINOIS, 60202
- **NAICS:** 444110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working after the store closed. He was using a reach truck to remove a vanity from a pallet that was stored in an overhead rack. He stepped backwards off the operator platform and fell approximately three feet to the ground level fracturing his collarbone. The safety belt and lanyard were not worn at the time.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*