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Pier 1 Imports (U.S.), Inc

Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified — Cuts, lacerations — MERRITT ISLAND, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Pier 1 Imports (U.S.), Inc in MERRITT ISLAND, FLORIDA
Employer Pier 1 Imports (U.S.), Inc Report ID 2019010029
Address 780 East Merritt Island CSWY City, State ZIP MERRITT ISLAND, FLORIDA 32952
Event Date January 2, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations Body Part Forehead
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Structural metal materials, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 442110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 28.35000, -80.68000

Incident Narrative

An employee was helping to take apart a fixture/grid display when the top grid fell and struck her above the eye, causing a laceration. She was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On January 2, 2019, a worker at Pier 1 Imports (U.S.), Inc in MERRITT ISLAND, FLORIDA suffered cuts, lacerations to the forehead. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified, with structural metal materials, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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