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Home Goods Distribution Center

Slip without fall, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — BLOOMFIELD, CONNECTICUT

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Home Goods Distribution Center in BLOOMFIELD, CONNECTICUT
Employer Home Goods Distribution Center Report ID 2018055015
Address 1415 Blue Hills Avenue City, State ZIP BLOOMFIELD, CONNECTICUT 06002
Event Date May 22, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Slip without fall, unspecified Source of Injury Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
Industry (NAICS) 493110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.86000, -72.71000

Incident Narrative

On May 22, 2018, an employee slipped on the bathroom floor and injured her back while trying to prevent the fall. She was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On May 22, 2018, a worker at Home Goods Distribution Center in BLOOMFIELD, CONNECTICUT suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as slip without fall, unspecified, with bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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