PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC.

Collision with stationary object, nonroadway - Fractures - DACULA, Georgia

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC. in DACULA, Georgia
Employer PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC.
Address 455 Hurricane Trail
City, State ZIP DACULA, Georgia 30019
Report ID 2024032073
Event Date March 6, 2024
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Leg(s) unspecified
Event Type Collision with stationary object, nonroadway
Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
Secondary Source Road signs, poles except utility
Industry (NAICS) 493110
GPS Coordinates 33.98000, -83.93000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a reach forklift at a grocery shipping dock. The forklift collided with a bollard during a turn into an aisle and the employee's left leg was caught between the forklift and the bollard. The leg was broken and she was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On March 6, 2024, a worker at PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC. in DACULA, Georgia suffered fractures to the leg(s) unspecified. The incident was classified as collision with stationary object, nonroadway, with forklift, order picker, platform truck powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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