# Traumatic injuries to spinal cord, unspecified at T. J. Maxx, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20191212635` · 12/9/2019 · WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Traumatic injuries to spinal cord, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** T. J. Maxx, Inc.
- **Location:** 135 Goddard Memorial Dr, WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, 01603
- **NAICS:** 423990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a powered industrial truck (PIT) when the PIT struck a sprinkler head, creating a flood of water from overhead. The employee disembarked the PIT and slipped and fell on the wet concrete floor while attempting to exit the flooded area, suffering a serious spinal injury.

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