BURLINGTON STORES, INC.

Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface - Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury - MIDDLETOWN, New York

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at BURLINGTON STORES, INC. in MIDDLETOWN, New York
Employer BURLINGTON STORES, INC.
Address 444 Rte 211 E.
City, State ZIP MIDDLETOWN, New York 10940
Report ID 2023054509
Event Date May 20, 2023
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
Body Part Knee(s)
Event Type Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
Source of Injury Floor irregularity
Industry (NAICS) 452210
GPS Coordinates 41.45377, -74.38063

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Incident Narrative

An employee was walking toward the back of the store on the sales floor when she tripped on a raised tile, injuring her knee. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.

Incident Summary

On May 20, 2023, a worker at BURLINGTON STORES, INC. in MIDDLETOWN, New York suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the knee(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface, with floor irregularity identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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