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Publix Supermarkets, Inc. Store #1130

Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c. — Fractures — CUMMING, Georgia

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Publix Supermarkets, Inc. Store #1130 in CUMMING, Georgia
Employer Publix Supermarkets, Inc. Store #1130
Address 5475 Bethelview Road
City, State ZIP CUMMING, Georgia 30040
Report ID 2020109425
Event Date October 4, 2020
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c.
Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Co-worker or work associate of injured or ill worker, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 445110
GPS Coordinates 34.17439, -84.18712

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Incident Narrative

A bakery clerk was walking back to her work area from the freezer when another employee inadvertently stepped backward into the clerk's path. The clerk tripped over the other employee's leg and fell to the floor striking her head and left arm. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left arm and head injuries.

Incident Summary

On October 4, 2020, a worker at Publix Supermarkets, Inc. Store #1130 in CUMMING, Georgia suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c., with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 77 severe injury reports involving "Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c." incidents in our database. Browse all Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c. injuries.

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