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Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc,

Fall on same level, n.e.c. — Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions — ECRU, MISSISSIPPI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc, in ECRU, MISSISSIPPI
Employer Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc, Report ID 2016021213
Address 447 Highway 346 City, State ZIP ECRU, MISSISSIPPI 38841
Event Date February 8, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions Body Part Head and neck
Event Type Fall on same level, n.e.c. Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Furniture, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 337121 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.34000, -89.04000

Incident Narrative

While removing furniture, an employee was struck by the furniture and fell backward into a metal rack, causing a neck fracture, cerebral concussion, and scalp laceration.

Incident Summary

On February 8, 2016, a worker at Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc, in ECRU, MISSISSIPPI suffered fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions to the head and neck. The incident was classified as fall on same level, n.e.c., with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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