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MATTRESS FIRM INC

Fall while sitting — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — HOUSTON, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at MATTRESS FIRM INC in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer MATTRESS FIRM INC Report ID 2023021134
Address 5885 San Felipe Rd. Ste 600, % Payroll Tax Workers Comp City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77057
Event Date February 4, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Fall while sitting Source of Injury Chairs
Industry (NAICS) 442110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.74000, -95.48000

Incident Narrative

An employee was sitting in a chair by the desk. As he adjusted it, it slipped out from under him and he fell on his side/hip. He was hospitalized, having suffered a hip injury.

Incident Summary

On February 4, 2023, a worker at MATTRESS FIRM INC in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury 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

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