# Bruises, contusions at Publix Supermarkets
> OSHA SIR `2020077154` · 7/30/2020 · MERIDIANVILLE, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Scalp
- **Nature of injury:** Bruises, contusions
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against stationary object or equipment while rising
- **Source:** Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
## Employer
- **Name:** Publix Supermarkets
- **Location:** 12290 Highway 231/431 North, MERIDIANVILLE, ALABAMA, 35759
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was placing a case of vegetables onto the bottom shelf of a cart. As she stood up, her head hit the cart's top shelf, resulting in a scalp contusion.

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