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Healthwise Bakery, LLC

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Healthwise Bakery, LLC in POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA
Employer Healthwise Bakery, LLC Report ID 2021086423
Address 1501 Green Rd, Suite E City, State ZIP POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA 33064
Event Date August 2, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Wrist(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
Secondary Source Delivery truck or van
Industry (NAICS) 311812 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 26.29000, -80.14000

Incident Narrative

An employee was transporting product to a delivery truck using a manual rack and a ramp. The truck moved forward and the employee lost his balance and fell 5 feet to the ground, resulting in injuries to both wrists, including a right wrist injury that required surgery.

Incident Summary

On August 2, 2021, a worker at Healthwise Bakery, LLC in POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the wrist(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with ramps, loading docks, dock plates identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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