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American Furniture

Fall on same level, n.e.c. — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — PONTOTOC, MISSISSIPPI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at American Furniture in PONTOTOC, MISSISSIPPI
Employer American Furniture Report ID 2018065844
Address 604 Pontotoc County City, State ZIP PONTOTOC, MISSISSIPPI 38863
Event Date June 14, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Thigh(s)
Event Type Fall on same level, n.e.c. Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Bands
Industry (NAICS) 337121 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.31000, -89.04000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a two-wheeled dolly to move furniture. He grabbed banding on the product to help lift it onto the dolly when the banding broke, causing him to fall backwards and injure his left thigh.

Incident Summary

On June 14, 2018, a worker at American Furniture in PONTOTOC, MISSISSIPPI suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the thigh(s). 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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