Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning — Fractures — SARASOTA, FLORIDA
| Employer | Publix Super Markets, Inc. | Report ID | 2024043491 |
| Address | Publix Super Market at The Landings, 4840 S. Tamiami Trail | City, State ZIP | SARASOTA, FLORIDA 34231 |
| Event Date | April 22, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning | Source of Injury | Non-riding pallet jack |
| Secondary Source | Handrails, banisters structurally attached | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 445110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 27.28000, -82.53000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was using a manual pallet jack to move a cardboard bale when they became pinned between the pallet jack and a dock railing. They sustained fractured vertebrae.
Incident Summary
On April 22, 2024, a worker at Publix Super Markets, Inc. in SARASOTA, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified. The incident was classified as caught or wedged between objects nonrunning, with non-riding pallet jack identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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