HANCOCK CITRUS, INC.

Other fall to lower level, unspecified - Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury - ZOLFO SPRINGS, Florida

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at HANCOCK CITRUS, INC. in ZOLFO SPRINGS, Florida
Employer HANCOCK CITRUS, INC.
Address Winward Grove
City, State ZIP ZOLFO SPRINGS, Florida 33890
Report ID 2019010734
Event Date January 21, 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 Spreading machinery-agricultural
Secondary Source Ground, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 115114
GPS Coordinates 27.49000, -81.79000

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Incident Narrative

A tractor operator fell backwards while getting out of the spreader. He was hospitalized with back pain.

Incident Summary

On January 21, 2019, a worker at HANCOCK CITRUS, INC. in ZOLFO SPRINGS, Florida 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 spreading machinery-agricultural identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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