Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc, 7800 S. Hwy 17-92 Suite 190, FERN PARK, FLORIDA 32730
on — Fractures, affecting the arm(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was moving from behind a counter when he slipped or tripped and fell into a shelf, breaking both arms and lacerating his lip and cheek.
An employee was putting containers of yogurt back on the shelf when he felt a sharp pain in his back and could not stand up straight. The employee was hospitalized with herniated discs.
An employee cleaning the deli department slipped on a wet spot while walking to the sink to rinse the rag she was using. The employee fell to the ground and suffered a possible hip fracture.
An employee was walking behind the store with another associate to get paperwork from the delivery driver when she fell on the walkway and sustained a leg fracture that required surgery.
An employee was adjusting the forks on a forklift when a fork detached from the forklift. The employee jumped out of the way but fell on the concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized with a broken hip.
Employee 1 was investigating a gas odor. While employee 1 was checking the equipment, a gas explosion occurred, resulting in a fire that burned the employee's face. Employee 2 entered the area and a second explosion occurred, causing burns to their face and arms. Employee 2 was hospitalized.
An employee tripped while walking from one store register station to another. Her forehead struck a register, and she suffered fractures to two vertebrae in her neck. She was hospitalized.
An employee was stocking and ordering the meat case on the sales floor when he slipped and fell due to water on the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured ankle and required surgery.
An employee was helping a coworker transport a tall palm tree with a mini skid steer. The employee was severely shocked by a high-voltage electrical wire above the ground.
An employee was retrieving a Christmas tree from a shelf using a ladder. He missed a step and fell to the concrete floor. He sustained injury to his head and wrist.
An employee was operating an agricultural tractor during sugarcane harvesting. The employee sustained a lumbar sprain due to vibration or motion from the tractor.
An employee was moving a 3-ton condensing unit, strapped down on a dolly, out of a garage. The strap broke, causing the employee to fall backward onto the brick pavered driveway. The employee suffered injury to a spinal ligament in the neck.