KOHL'S DEPARTMENT STORES, INC.

Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified - Cuts, lacerations - EAST WALPOLE, Massachusetts

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at KOHL'S DEPARTMENT STORES, INC. in EAST WALPOLE, Massachusetts
Employer KOHL'S DEPARTMENT STORES, INC.
Address 100 Providence Hwy
City, State ZIP EAST WALPOLE, Massachusetts 02032
Report ID 2019087905
Event Date August 1, 2019
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations
Body Part Head, unspecified
Event Type Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified
Source of Injury Floor, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 452111
GPS Coordinates 42.15000, -71.20000

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Incident Narrative

An employee tripped while leaving a register bay. She fell to the floor and cut her head.

Incident Summary

On August 1, 2019, a worker at KOHL'S DEPARTMENT STORES, INC. in EAST WALPOLE, Massachusetts suffered cuts, lacerations to the head, unspecified. The incident was classified as fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified, with floor, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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