Fractures and soft tissue injuries

Name: Fractures and soft tissue injuries at Publix
Start: 1/1/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025010002 · 1/1/2025 · Publix

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Upper and lower extremities n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Fractures and soft tissue injuries

Cause

Event: Pedestrian struck by vehicle or object propelled by another vehicle in nonroadway area
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
Secondary source: Boxes, crates, cartons

Employer

Name: Publix
Location: 2600 County Line Rd, LAKELAND, FLORIDA, 33811
NAICS: 445110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was selecting orders in an aisle when a stack was bumped by a forklift in another aisle, causing cases of pancake mix to fall. The employee was struck by cases of pancake mix, resulting in a fractured right shoulder and sprained ankle.

Source

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