Fractures

Name: Fractures at CVS Distribution Center
Start: 4/25/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022043548 · 4/25/2022 · CVS Distribution Center

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hip(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
Source: Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Skids, pallets

Employer

Name: CVS Distribution Center
Location: 150 Industrial Drive, NORTH SMITHFIELD, RHODE ISLAND, 02896
NAICS: 424210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was picking boxes off the back pallet in a racking system. The employee tripped over the front pallet (which was on the floor in front of the rack) and fell on her hip. The hip was broken and she was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown