Publix Super Markets, Inc.

Fall on same level due to tripping over an object — Fractures — MELBOURNE, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Publix Super Markets, Inc. in MELBOURNE, FLORIDA
Employer Publix Super Markets, Inc. Report ID 2015086240
Address 1411 S. Babcock St. City, State ZIP MELBOURNE, FLORIDA 32901
Event Date August 29, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Fall on same level due to tripping over an object Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Buckets, baskets, pails
Industry (NAICS) 445110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 28.08000, -80.62000

Incident Narrative

An employee's foot got caught in the bottom of a rolling 32-gallon trash can. She fell face first onto the floor, breaking her nose and dentures. She was hospitalized for stitches and a nose cast.

Incident Summary

On August 29, 2015, a worker at Publix Super Markets, Inc. in MELBOURNE, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as fall on same level due to tripping over an object, with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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