WHOLE FOODS MARKET GROUP, INC.

Other fall to lower level, unspecified - Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury - CLEVELAND, Ohio

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at WHOLE FOODS MARKET GROUP, INC. in CLEVELAND, Ohio
Employer WHOLE FOODS MARKET GROUP, INC.
Address 13998 Cedar
City, State ZIP CLEVELAND, Ohio 44118
Report ID 2019010369
Event Date January 11, 2019
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source of Injury Step ladders
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 424410
Inspection # 1372399
GPS Coordinates 41.50000, -81.53000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was using an 8-foot A-frame ladder to pull stock from the shelves in the back room. The employee fell from the ladder from an unknown height and hit the floor, lacerating her hand and injuring her back. She was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On January 11, 2019, a worker at WHOLE FOODS MARKET GROUP, INC. in CLEVELAND, Ohio suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with step ladders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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