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Giant Food Stores

Fall on same level due to tripping over an object — Fractures — HUNTINGDON, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Giant Food Stores in HUNTINGDON, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Giant Food Stores Report ID 20171111350
Address 7673 Lake Raystown Shopping Center City, State ZIP HUNTINGDON, PENNSYLVANIA 16652
Event Date November 29, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
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 40.47000, -78.00000

Incident Narrative

An employee came around a corner and tripped over a hand basket that was on the floor. She fell to the floor and fractured her left hand.

Incident Summary

On November 29, 2017, a worker at Giant Food Stores in HUNTINGDON, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the hand(s), unspecified. 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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