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Tropical Foods

Fall on same level due to slipping — Fractures — URBANCREST, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Tropical Foods in URBANCREST, OHIO
Employer Tropical Foods Report ID 2023054403
Address 3150 Urbancrest I dustrial Drive City, State ZIP URBANCREST, OHIO 43123
Event Date May 17, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Fall on same level due to slipping Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Water
Industry (NAICS) 311999 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.90000, -83.08000

Incident Narrative

An employee was taking an empty food bin to the sanitation sink to clean and sanitize it when she slipped on water on the floor and fell. The employee sustained a left leg fracture.

Incident Summary

On May 17, 2023, a worker at Tropical Foods in URBANCREST, OHIO suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slipping, with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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