# Concussions at New England Motor Freight, Inc. [NEMF]
> OSHA SIR `2018088058` · 8/7/2018 · BUFFALO, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Concussions
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Skids, pallets
## Employer
- **Name:** New England Motor Freight, Inc. [NEMF]
- **Location:** 257 West Ferry Street, BUFFALO, NEW YORK, 14213
- **NAICS:** 484122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving pallets around in a trailer when his boot lace became caught on a pallet. He twisted around and tripped on the pallet jack, then fell backwards and hit his head on the floor of the trailer, suffering a concussion.

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