# Concussions at Ocean State Job Lot
> OSHA SIR `2017032016` · 3/3/2017 · NORTH KINGSTOWN, RHODE ISLAND
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Concussions
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
## Employer
- **Name:** Ocean State Job Lot
- **Location:** 375 Commerce Park Road, NORTH KINGSTOWN, RHODE ISLAND, 02852
- **NAICS:** 452990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was picking cartons of merchandise and placing them on a conveyor. The employee lost control of a box and several boxes fell over and struck another employee on the head resulting in a concussion.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*