Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at TJX Companies, 500 Patriot Square, SOUTH DENNIS, MASSACHUSETTS 02660
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
On April 1, 2017, an employee caught her ankle on a push cart and fell, suffering knee and head trauma. She required surgery and hospitalization.
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