Big Y Foods, Inc.
Fall on same level due to slipping — Concussions — OLD SAYBROOK, CONNECTICUT
| Employer | Big Y Foods, Inc. | Report ID | 2021020884 |
| Address | 22 Spencer Plain Road | City, State ZIP | OLD SAYBROOK, CONNECTICUT 06475 |
| Event Date | February 1, 2021 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Concussions | Body Part | Brain |
| Event Type | Fall on same level due to slipping | Source of Injury | Parking lot-paved |
| Secondary Source | Ice, sleet, snow | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 445110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.28000, -72.41000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was walking to her car after finishing her shift when she slipped and fell on snow in the parking lot during blizzard conditions. She fell on her back and was later hospitalized for a concussion.
Incident Summary
On February 1, 2021, a worker at Big Y Foods, Inc. in OLD SAYBROOK, CONNECTICUT suffered concussions to the brain. The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slipping, with parking lot-paved identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 3,680 severe injury reports involving "Fall on same level due to slipping" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall on same level due to slipping injuries.
Similar Incidents
Other severe injury reports involving Fall on same level due to slipping events:
| Date | Employer | Location | Nature | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2017 | The Charles Stark Draper Labratory, Inc. | CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS | Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments | Hosp. |
| Jun 15, 2017 | Winn Dixie | AVON PARK, FLORIDA | Fractures | Hosp. |
| Feb 20, 2021 | Good Shepherd Medical Center | LONGVIEW, TEXAS | Fractures | Hosp. |
| Nov 8, 2017 | Walmart Stores | AMARILLO, TEXAS | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Hosp. |
| Sep 1, 2019 | Seneca Foods Corporation | LEICESTER, NEW YORK | Fractures | Hosp. |
| Feb 27, 2020 | U.S. Postal Service | NOBLEBORO, MAINE | Fractures | Hosp. |
| Jan 28, 2022 | Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri | SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI | Fractures | Hosp. |
| Dec 6, 2016 | Century Link Communications, Inc | BOISE, IDAHO | Fractures | Hosp. |