ShopRite Supermarkets, Inc.

Fall on same level due to tripping over an object - Concussions - SPOTSWOOD, New Jersey

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at ShopRite Supermarkets, Inc. in SPOTSWOOD, New Jersey
Employer ShopRite Supermarkets, Inc.
Address 380 Summerhill Road
City, State ZIP SPOTSWOOD, New Jersey 08884
Report ID 2016043386
Event Date April 22, 2016
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Concussions
Body Part Brain
Event Type Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Skids, pallets
Industry (NAICS) 445110
GPS Coordinates 40.40736, -74.38540

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Incident Narrative

An employee retrieving refrigerated meat from the cooler tripped on a box/pallet corner and fell to the concrete floor, suffering a concussion and back pain and requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On April 22, 2016, a worker at ShopRite Supermarkets, Inc. in SPOTSWOOD, New Jersey suffered concussions to the brain. The incident was classified as fall on same level due to tripping over an object, with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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