The Kroger Company

Fall on same level due to tripping over an object — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — DESOTO, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at The Kroger Company in DESOTO, TEXAS
Employer The Kroger Company Report ID 20171110852
Address 1001 N. Beckley Street City, State ZIP DESOTO, TEXAS 75115
Event Date November 10, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury 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 Co-worker or work associate of injured or ill worker, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 445110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 32.60000, -96.82000

Incident Narrative

An employee was gathering supplies and helping another associate when she stepped on the back of the associate's shoe heel, tripped, and fell. She hit her head on a cabinet and injured her right shoulder.

Incident Summary

On November 10, 2017, a worker at The Kroger Company in DESOTO, TEXAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury 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.

Context

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