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Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc.

Fall on same level, unspecified — Fractures — RIPLEY, MISSISSIPPI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc. in RIPLEY, MISSISSIPPI
Employer Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc. Report ID 2017021326
Address 15900 HIGHWAY 15 N City, State ZIP RIPLEY, MISSISSIPPI 38663
Event Date February 9, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Fall on same level, unspecified Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools
Industry (NAICS) 337121 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.78000, -88.92000

Incident Narrative

An employee was preparing to sweep the floor with a push broom when he stepped on the broom, slipped, and fell, fracturing his left hip.

Incident Summary

On February 9, 2017, a worker at Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc. in RIPLEY, MISSISSIPPI suffered fractures to the hip(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level, unspecified, with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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