# Bruises, contusions at Christmas Tree Shops
> OSHA SIR `2023010825` · 1/26/2023 · BANGOR, MAINE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Bruises, contusions
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Shelves, shelving
- **Secondary source:** Shelves, shelving
## Employer
- **Name:** Christmas Tree Shops
- **Location:** 46 Springer Drive, BANGOR, MAINE, 04401
- **NAICS:** 452210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a 4-foot section of gridding from a fixture when a shelf became dislodged, fell, and struck the employee. She was hospitalized for a head contusion.

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