WHOLE FOODS MARKET GROUP, INC.

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified - Fractures - POMPANO BEACH, Florida

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at WHOLE FOODS MARKET GROUP, INC. in POMPANO BEACH, Florida
Employer WHOLE FOODS MARKET GROUP, INC.
Address 2700 NW 19th Street
City, State ZIP POMPANO BEACH, Florida 33069
Report ID 2018010103
Event Date January 4, 2018
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source of Injury Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage
Industry (NAICS) 445110
Inspection # 1292212
GPS Coordinates 26.25446, -80.13246

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Incident Narrative

An employee was lowering the safety guard of a mixer with his right hand and pushing ingredients inside the mixer with his left hand when his left hand was caught and fractured between the mixer and the safety guard.

Incident Summary

On January 4, 2018, a worker at WHOLE FOODS MARKET GROUP, INC. in POMPANO BEACH, Florida suffered fractures to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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