US Foods, Inc

Fall on same level due to slipping — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — BRIDGEPORT, NEW JERSEY

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at US Foods, Inc in BRIDGEPORT, NEW JERSEY
Employer US Foods, Inc Report ID 2023087148
Address 2255 High Hill Road City, State ZIP BRIDGEPORT, NEW JERSEY 08014
Event Date August 7, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Hip(s) and leg(s)
Event Type Fall on same level due to slipping Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Rain
Industry (NAICS) 424410 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 39.78000, -75.36000

Incident Narrative

An employee was walking out of a cooler when they slipped on a floor that was wet from the rain. Their left hip/leg was injured and the employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On August 7, 2023, a worker at US Foods, Inc in BRIDGEPORT, NEW JERSEY suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the hip(s) and leg(s). 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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