FREEDOM FRESH, LLC
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — MIAMI, FLORIDA
| Employer | FREEDOM FRESH, LLC | Report ID | 2016043055 |
| Address | 8901 NW 33RD ST. SUITE 100 | City, State ZIP | MIAMI, FLORIDA 33172 |
| Event Date | April 12, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Head and trunk |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Source of Injury | Skids, pallets |
| Industry (NAICS) | 493120 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 25.80000, -80.34000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On or about 4/12/2016, at 8:45 a.m., an employee was picking up a 40-pound box of apples while stepping on the pallet that held the box. The board of the pallet broke and the employee lost his footing, falling to the floor and hitting his back and head.
Incident Summary
On April 12, 2016, a worker at FREEDOM FRESH, LLC in MIAMI, FLORIDA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the head and trunk. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with skids, pallets identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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