Publix Supermarkets, Inc.

Fall on same level due to tripping over an object — Fractures — JUPITER, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Publix Supermarkets, Inc. in JUPITER, FLORIDA
Employer Publix Supermarkets, Inc. Report ID 2021097818
Address 6330 West Indiantown Road City, State ZIP JUPITER, FLORIDA 33458
Event Date September 11, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Fall on same level due to tripping over an object Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Floor coverings- nonstructural
Industry (NAICS) 445110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 26.93000, -80.13000

Incident Narrative

While on her lunch break, an employee was walking away from the deli. She tripped over a rug and fell to the floor sustaining a fracture to the right little finger.

Incident Summary

On September 11, 2021, a worker at Publix Supermarkets, Inc. in JUPITER, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. 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.

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