Whole Foods Inc.
Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c. — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
| Employer | Whole Foods Inc. | Report ID | 2015085815 |
| Address | 1845 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd. | City, State ZIP | WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA 33401 |
| Event Date | August 15, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c. | Source of Injury | Fish, shellfish |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311812 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 26.72000, -80.08000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On 8-15-15, at 1330, an employee working in the seafood department received a puncture wound in her right index finger from a yellow tail snapper fin bone while scaling the fish. She was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On August 15, 2015, a worker at Whole Foods Inc. in WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by object or equipment, n.e.c., with fish, shellfish identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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