Variety Wholesalers, Inc.

Fall on same level, n.e.c. — Fractures — GREENVILLE, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Variety Wholesalers, Inc. in GREENVILLE, ALABAMA
Employer Variety Wholesalers, Inc. Report ID 2021043144
Address 163 Greenville Bypass City, State ZIP GREENVILLE, ALABAMA 36037
Event Date April 15, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Fall on same level, n.e.c. Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 452990 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 31.84000, -86.63000

Incident Narrative

An employee was hanging clothes on a rack. She turned and her left leg gave out, causing her to fall to the floor and break her left hip. She was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On April 15, 2021, a worker at Variety Wholesalers, Inc. in GREENVILLE, ALABAMA suffered fractures to the hip(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level, n.e.c., with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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