# Bruises, contusions at GARELICK FARMS
> OSHA SIR `2016065010` · 6/7/2016 · LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Bruises, contusions
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
- **Secondary source:** Conveyors-chain
## Employer
- **Name:** GARELICK FARMS
- **Location:** 626 Lynnway, LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS, 01905
- **NAICS:** 311511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was clearing cartons off the ground when a stack of cases riding on a chain tipped over and struck his back, causing contusions.

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