THE FRESH MARKET, INC.

Exposure to harmful substance through skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — BOCA RATON, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at THE FRESH MARKET, INC. in BOCA RATON, FLORIDA
Employer THE FRESH MARKET, INC. Report ID 2015129870
Address 100 W. CAMINO REAL City, State ZIP BOCA RATON, FLORIDA 33432
Event Date December 27, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Sole(s), unspecified
Event Type Exposure to harmful substance through skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue, unspecified Source of Injury Meat, poultry, seafood
Industry (NAICS) 445110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 26.34000, -80.09000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cutting turkey meat and got juice on the sole of his right foot. The employee was later hospitalized for surgery on the infected foot.

Incident Summary

On December 27, 2015, a worker at THE FRESH MARKET, INC. in BOCA RATON, FLORIDA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the sole(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as exposure to harmful substance through skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue, unspecified, with meat, poultry, seafood identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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