Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.

Fall on same level due to tripping over an object — First degree heat (thermal) burns — MIDDLEBURG, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. in MIDDLEBURG, FLORIDA
Employer Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. Report ID 2018010980
Address 2720 Blanding Boulevard City, State ZIP MIDDLEBURG, FLORIDA 32068
Event Date January 30, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury First degree heat (thermal) burns 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 Containers-nonpressurized, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 445110 Inspection # 1292701
GPS Coordinates 30.06000, -81.87000

Incident Narrative

An employee was prepping chicken fingers to be fried when she backed up into a hot container of grease, knocking it over as she fell on the floor. The hot grease contacted her body, and she suffered first degree burns to her left leg and lower back, requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On January 30, 2018, a worker at Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. in MIDDLEBURG, FLORIDA suffered first degree heat (thermal) burns 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.

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