Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Ingles Markets, Inc., 199 Habersham County Shopping Center, CORNELIA, GEORGIA 30531
on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was resetting milk from a two-step ladder. While stepping off of the ladder, she stepped onto a pallet that was lying flat on the floor behind her, causing her to fall onto her right side. She was hospitalized with a broken hip.
On March 3, 2023, an employee was in the storage room and stepped up on a step ladder to reach a product on the top shelf when she lost her balance and fell backward, striking the ground. The employee sustained a concussion.
An employee was moving food product from a taller pallet onto another pallet in the back storage room when he caught his foot on a piece of plastic from a pallet and fell to the ground, resulting in a broken right ankle.
An employee was walking to a customer's door to deliver a package when they tripped on uneven pavement and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a hip fracture.
An employee was walking on the sidewalk toward the front entrance of the building to start her work shift. She tripped over uneven pavement and fell onto the concrete sidewalk. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left hip and a sprained left knee.
An employee was leaving for lunch. The wheel of her knee scooter struck a divot in the floor which caused her to fall into a metal rack. The employee sustained a broken right shoulder.
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