Bob's Discount Furniture, LLC
Sudden start or stop, nonroadway — Concussions — TAFTVILLE, CONNECTICUT
| Employer | Bob's Discount Furniture, LLC | Report ID | 20191111510 |
| Address | 70 Jewett City Road | City, State ZIP | TAFTVILLE, CONNECTICUT 06380 |
| Event Date | November 5, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Concussions | Body Part | Brain |
| Event Type | Sudden start or stop, nonroadway | Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered |
| Industry (NAICS) | 442110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.55000, -72.04000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was driving an order picker forward between two racks when a rack guide rail broke, causing the vehicle to stop suddenly. The employee hit the end of the next piece of the guide rail and was thrown forward. His head hit the windscreen and he fell backwards. The employee sustained a concussion and a cut on the bridge of his nose.
Incident Summary
On November 5, 2019, a worker at Bob's Discount Furniture, LLC in TAFTVILLE, CONNECTICUT suffered concussions to the brain. The incident was classified as sudden start or stop, nonroadway, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 24 severe injury reports involving "Sudden start or stop, nonroadway" incidents in our database. Browse all Sudden start or stop, nonroadway injuries.
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