Fractures

Name: Fractures at Publix Supermarkets, Inc.
Start: 11/16/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015118655 · 11/16/2015 · Publix Supermarkets, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
Source: Boxes, crates, cartons

Employer

Name: Publix Supermarkets, Inc.
Location: 2250 South Ferdon Blvd., CRESTVIEW, FLORIDA, 32536
NAICS: 445110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was in the freezer getting a 50 lb. case of turkey. While standing on a pallet, he lost his balance and let go of the case. The case fell on his right leg, fracturing his tibia. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown