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Wegmans Food Markets Inc.

Fall on same level due to tripping over an object — Fractures — ROCHESTER, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Wegmans Food Markets Inc. in ROCHESTER, NEW YORK
Employer Wegmans Food Markets Inc. Report ID 2022076228
Address 3177 Latta Road City, State ZIP ROCHESTER, NEW YORK 14612
Event Date July 16, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hip(s) and leg(s)
Event Type Fall on same level due to tripping over an object Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Pallet jack-powered
Industry (NAICS) 445110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 43.25000, -77.69000

Incident Narrative

An employee was removing a box from a shelf in a hallway. She tripped over the fork of a pallet truck passing through the hallway behind her, fell backward, and landed on the other fork. She suffered a broken left hip and femur and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On July 16, 2022, a worker at Wegmans Food Markets Inc. in ROCHESTER, NEW YORK suffered fractures to the hip(s) and leg(s). 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.

Context

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