WOBURN, MASSACHUSETTS—
TJX Companies, Inc.
Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact less than 6 feet · Fractures and soft tissue injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at TJX Companies, Inc., 83 Commerce Way, WOBURN, MASSACHUSETTS 01801 on — Fractures and soft tissue injuries, affecting the Ankle(s).
Final narrative
A warehouse employee was standing on a step stool to unload a trailer. A box fell from the upper tier and struck the employee, causing him to fall off the step stool to the floor of the trailer. He sustained a broken and dislocated left ankle.
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