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Bed Bath and Beyond

Fall while sitting — Fractures — DEPTFORD, NEW JERSEY

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Bed Bath and Beyond in DEPTFORD, NEW JERSEY
Employer Bed Bath and Beyond Report ID 2021010840
Address 1755 Deptford Center Road City, State ZIP DEPTFORD, NEW JERSEY 08096
Event Date January 30, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Fall while sitting Source of Injury Chairs
Industry (NAICS) 453998 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.82000, -75.09000

Incident Narrative

An employee leaned over in her chair to grab an item off of the floor when the chair tilted and fell, resulting in a hip injury.

Incident Summary

On January 30, 2021, a worker at Bed Bath and Beyond in DEPTFORD, NEW JERSEY suffered fractures to the hip(s). The incident was classified as fall while sitting, with chairs identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 128 severe injury reports involving "Fall while sitting" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall while sitting injuries.

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