Bob's Discount Furniture, LLC

Sudden start or stop, nonroadway — Concussions — TAFTVILLE, Connecticut

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Bob's Discount Furniture, LLC in TAFTVILLE, Connecticut
Employer Bob's Discount Furniture, LLC
Address 70 Jewett City Road
City, State ZIP TAFTVILLE, Connecticut 06380
Report ID 20191111510
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
GPS Coordinates 41.55825, -72.04638

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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

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