The TJX Companies, Inc.

Struck by object tipping over — Fractures — ELLENTON, Florida

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at The TJX Companies, Inc. in ELLENTON, Florida
Employer The TJX Companies, Inc.
Address 6250 US Highway 301N
City, State ZIP ELLENTON, Florida 34222
Report ID 2024054070
Event Date May 9, 2024
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified
Event Type Struck by object tipping over
Source of Injury Shelves, shelving, racks
Secondary Source Source, secondary source unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 448140
GPS Coordinates 27.52000, -82.52000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was moving a rolling rack back into place. The rack became unbalanced, fell over, and the mirror panel on the rack struck the employee causing them to fall to the ground and sustain back pain, a contusion, and a fractured vertebra.

Incident Summary

On May 9, 2024, a worker at The TJX Companies, Inc. in ELLENTON, Florida suffered fractures to the exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by object tipping over, with shelves, shelving, racks identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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