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Publix Super Markets , Inc. - Store #645

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — PLANTATION, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Publix Super Markets , Inc. - Store #645 in PLANTATION, FLORIDA
Employer Publix Super Markets , Inc. - Store #645 Report ID 2021098017
Address 8101 W. Sunrise Boulevard City, State ZIP PLANTATION, FLORIDA 33322
Event Date September 17, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Knee(s) and leg(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Step ladders
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 445110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 26.14000, -80.25000

Incident Narrative

A bakery associate was using a step ladder to pull items from the freezer when she fell and fractured her knee and/or leg. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On September 17, 2021, a worker at Publix Super Markets , Inc. - Store #645 in PLANTATION, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the knee(s) and leg(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with step ladders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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