PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC.

Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident — Fractures — LAKELAND, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC. in LAKELAND, FLORIDA
Employer PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC. Report ID 2020087385
Address Publix Low Velocity Warehouse, 2600 COUNTY LINE ROAD City, State ZIP LAKELAND, FLORIDA 33811
Event Date August 5, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Trunk, unspecified
Event Type Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary Source Racks-garment and other
Industry (NAICS) 445110 Inspection # 1489374
GPS Coordinates 28.09000, -82.01000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a stand-up forklift. During a turn in an aisle, her torso struck against racking and she suffered fractures. She was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On August 5, 2020, a worker at PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC. in LAKELAND, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the trunk, unspecified. The incident was classified as part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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