Rouses Market
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
| Employer | Rouses Market | Report ID | 2022064821 |
| Address | 7580 Bluebonnet Blvd | City, State ZIP | BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70810 |
| Event Date | June 3, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Source of Injury | Boxes, crates, cartons |
| Secondary Source | Ice, sleet, snow | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 445110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.38000, -91.09000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee slipped on ice and fell off a crate while retrieving cases of product from a frozen food freezer. She suffered a compression fracture to a vertebra.
Incident Summary
On June 3, 2022, a worker at Rouses Market in BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA suffered fractures to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with boxes, crates, cartons identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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