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Whole Food Market

Fall on same level due to slipping — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — SPRING, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Whole Food Market in SPRING, TEXAS
Employer Whole Food Market Report ID 2020010377
Address 1925 Hughes Landing Blvd. City, State ZIP SPRING, TEXAS 77380
Event Date January 14, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Fall on same level due to slipping Source of Injury Floor irregularity
Industry (NAICS) 445110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.16000, -95.47000

Incident Narrative

An employee was throwing garbage when he slipped or stepped on a loose brick and fell to the floor. He suffered head, shoulder, and right ankle injuries.

Incident Summary

On January 14, 2020, a worker at Whole Food Market in SPRING, TEXAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slipping, with floor irregularity identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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