Ronetco Supermarkets, Inc.

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — LEDGEWOOD, NEW JERSEY

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Ronetco Supermarkets, Inc. in LEDGEWOOD, NEW JERSEY
Employer Ronetco Supermarkets, Inc. Report ID 2018044126
Address 1070 US Highway 46, Suite 17 City, State ZIP LEDGEWOOD, NEW JERSEY 07852
Event Date April 30, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Racks-garment and other
Industry (NAICS) 445110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.87000, -74.64000

Incident Narrative

An employee was in a cooler getting something off a top shelf. The employee stepped up on a dunnage rack with the left leg to reach the product. When stepping back down to the floor, the employee's left leg slipped out. The employee then fell to the floor and suffered a broken left hip.

Incident Summary

On April 30, 2018, a worker at Ronetco Supermarkets, Inc. in LEDGEWOOD, NEW JERSEY suffered fractures to the hip(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with racks-garment and other identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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