Wegmans

Fall on same level n.e.c. — Fractures — ROCHESTER, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Wegmans in ROCHESTER, NEW YORK
Employer Wegmans Report ID 2024064892
Address 525 Titus Avenue City, State ZIP ROCHESTER, NEW YORK 14617
Event Date June 4, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hip joint(s)
Event Type Fall on same level n.e.c. Source of Injury Refrigerators, freezers, ice makers
Secondary Source Boxes, crates, cartons
Industry (NAICS) 445110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 43.20000, -77.60000

Incident Narrative

An employee was retrieving frozen cheesecake slices from the bakery freezer racking and moved a box out of the way. The moved box caused a stack of boxes to fall onto her causing her fall to the floor of the freezer. The employee sustained a fractured left hip.

Incident Summary

On June 4, 2024, a worker at Wegmans in ROCHESTER, NEW YORK suffered fractures to the hip joint(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level n.e.c., with refrigerators, freezers, ice makers identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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