# Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified at The Home Depot Distribution Center
> OSHA SIR `20241110820` · 11/20/2024 · LARGO, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  unspecified
- **Source:** Trash compactors, shredders
- **Secondary source:** Tank, bin, vat interiors  n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** The Home Depot Distribution Center
- **Location:** 12210 62nd Street N., LARGO, FLORIDA, 33773
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking in and out of a pre-crusher machine when he fell into the bay of the machine and suffered a head injury. The machine was turned off at the time of the incident.

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