Cal-Maine Foods
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures and dislocations — GROVELAND, FLORIDA
| Employer | Cal-Maine Foods | Report ID | 2019055286 |
| Address | 3500 Egg Rd. | City, State ZIP | GROVELAND, FLORIDA 34736 |
| Event Date | May 25, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures and dislocations | Body Part | Hand(s) and wrist(s) |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Source of Injury | Scaffolds-staging, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Floor, n.e.c. | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 112310 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 28.59000, -81.90000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was standing on a 24-inch high platform cleaning exhaust fans when he slipped and fell to the floor, breaking his hand and some bones in his fingers and dislocating his wrist.
Incident Summary
On May 25, 2019, a worker at Cal-Maine Foods in GROVELAND, FLORIDA suffered fractures and dislocations to the hand(s) and wrist(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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