PUBLIX SUPERMARKETS INC.

Contact with hot objects or substances - Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury - DEERFIELD BEACH, Florida

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at PUBLIX SUPERMARKETS INC. in DEERFIELD BEACH, Florida
Employer PUBLIX SUPERMARKETS INC.
Address 777 SW 12TH AVE
City, State ZIP DEERFIELD BEACH, Florida 33442
Report ID 2021064589
Event Date June 6, 2021
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances
Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 445110
GPS Coordinates 26.30809, -80.12341

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Incident Narrative

An employee was exiting a production floor into a hallway when he slipped and fell. He suffered an aggravation to a previous back injury and was hospitalized overnight.

Incident Summary

On June 6, 2021, a worker at PUBLIX SUPERMARKETS INC. in DEERFIELD BEACH, Florida suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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