PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC.

Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — LAKELAND, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC. in LAKELAND, FLORIDA
Employer PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC. Report ID 2022032267
Address 3045 New Tampa Hwy Building #18 City, State ZIP LAKELAND, FLORIDA 33815
Event Date March 13, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 445110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 28.03000, -82.00000

Incident Narrative

A forklift backed into an employee who was cutting straps off a pallet. The forklift struck the employee's mid- to upper back; the employee developed back pain and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On March 13, 2022, a worker at PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC. in LAKELAND, FLORIDA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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