Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc.

Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode — Fractures — SOUTHAVEN, MISSISSIPPI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. in SOUTHAVEN, MISSISSIPPI
Employer Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. Report ID 20190910157
Address 2929 Stateline Road City, State ZIP SOUTHAVEN, MISSISSIPPI 38671
Event Date September 28, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode Source of Injury Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
Industry (NAICS) 424410 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 34.99000, -89.96000

Incident Narrative

An employee was getting a case of cooking oil off a storage rack to fill an order. As he pulled the case of cooking oil and twisted to place it on the cart, he felt and heard a pop in his hip. He sustained a broken right hip.

Incident Summary

On September 28, 2019, a worker at Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. in SOUTHAVEN, MISSISSIPPI suffered fractures to the hip(s). The incident was classified as bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode, with bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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