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Ingles Markets Inc

Fall on same level due to tripping over an object — Fractures — BLAIRSVILLE, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Ingles Markets Inc in BLAIRSVILLE, GEORGIA
Employer Ingles Markets Inc Report ID 2021010030
Address Ingles Markets #98, 207 B Hwy 515 City, State ZIP BLAIRSVILLE, GEORGIA 30512
Event Date January 3, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Fall on same level due to tripping over an object Source of Injury Skids, pallets
Industry (NAICS) 445110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.86000, -83.96000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving food product from a taller pallet onto another pallet in the back storage room when he caught his foot on a piece of plastic from a pallet and fell to the ground, resulting in a broken right ankle.

Incident Summary

On January 3, 2021, a worker at Ingles Markets Inc in BLAIRSVILLE, GEORGIA suffered fractures to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to tripping over an object, with skids, pallets identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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