BLOOMFIELD, CONNECTICUT—
HOMEGOODS DISTRIBUTION CENTER
Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at HOMEGOODS DISTRIBUTION CENTER, 1415 BLUE HILLS AVENUE, BLOOMFIELD, CONNECTICUT 06002 on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was operating a powered industrial truck when it struck a pallet stop. The employee's left foot was lacerated.
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