A 62-year-old North Salem, New York, resident who suffered irreversible brain damage in a freak accident at a Brookfield Costco in 2016 has sued the wholesale chain for monetary damages.

In the lawsuit, filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut in Hartford, Peter Aurigemma Jr. claims he was attempting to remove a package of paper towels from the top of a display pallet when he suffered major injuries.