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Whole Foods Market

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Whole Foods Market in FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
Employer Whole Foods Market Report ID 2022098624
Address 501 Southeast 17th Street City, State ZIP FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA 33316
Event Date September 30, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Step ladders
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 445110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 26.10000, -80.13000

Incident Narrative

An employee was stepping down from the last step of a two-step stool. She fell to the ground and suffered a broken left tibia.

Incident Summary

On September 30, 2022, a worker at Whole Foods Market in FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the lower 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

OSHA has recorded 3,310 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.

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