Fractures and soft tissue injuries

Name: Fractures and soft tissue injuries at TJX Companies, Inc.
Start: 4/15/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025043524 · 4/15/2025 · TJX Companies, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Ankle(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures and soft tissue injuries

Cause

Event: Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact less than 6 feet
Source: Step ladders
Secondary source: Boxes, crates, cartons

Employer

Name: TJX Companies, Inc.
Location: 83 Commerce Way, WOBURN, MASSACHUSETTS, 01801
NAICS: 493110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A warehouse employee was standing on a step stool to unload a trailer. A box fell from the upper tier and struck the employee, causing him to fall off the step stool to the floor of the trailer. He sustained a broken and dislocated left ankle.

Source

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