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Big Y Foods, Inc.

Fall on same level due to tripping over an object — Fractures — PALMER, MASSACHUSETTS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Big Y Foods, Inc. in PALMER, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer Big Y Foods, Inc. Report ID 2021042837
Address 1180 Thorndike Street City, State ZIP PALMER, MASSACHUSETTS 01069
Event Date April 5, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hand(s) and wrist(s)
Event Type Fall on same level due to tripping over an object Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Skids, pallets
Industry (NAICS) 445110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.17000, -72.32000

Incident Narrative

An employee was in a trailer checking the temperature of perishable goods when they tripped over a pallet and fell backward onto the concrete dock. The employee sustained a fractured wrist and two fractured fingers.

Incident Summary

On April 5, 2021, a worker at Big Y Foods, Inc. in PALMER, MASSACHUSETTS suffered fractures to the hand(s) and wrist(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to tripping over an object, with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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