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TJ MAXX

Fall on same level due to tripping over an object — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — KIRKWOOD, MISSOURI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at TJ MAXX in KIRKWOOD, MISSOURI
Employer TJ MAXX Report ID 20191010921
Address 1046 S. Kirkwood Rd. City, State ZIP KIRKWOOD, MISSOURI 63122
Event Date October 18, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Knee(s)
Event Type Fall on same level due to tripping over an object Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Floor coverings- nonstructural
Industry (NAICS) 448140 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 38.56000, -90.40000

Incident Narrative

An employee tripped on a rug while walking up to a store's front registers. The employee fell to the floor, suffering bruises to the head and left shoulder and a right knee injury that required surgery.

Incident Summary

On October 18, 2019, a worker at TJ MAXX in KIRKWOOD, MISSOURI suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the knee(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to tripping over an object, with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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