Fall on same level, unspecified · Intracranial injuries, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Publix Supermarket Inc., 1400 Hallandale Beach Boulevard, HALLANDALE BEACH, FLORIDA 33009
on — Intracranial injuries, unspecified, affecting the brain.
Final narrative
An employee fell while walking behind a bakery counter. The employee suffered a head injury, with swelling, and was hospitalized.
An employee was operating a forklift when he struck a warehouse rack, suffering a fracture to the lower left leg. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was returning a truck unloading platform's transition plates to their resting position. The plates struck his right thumb, causing a fracture and an avulsion of the nailbed.
An employee was standing with one foot on the end of a fryer and the other foot on another surface, while cleaning a fryer hood with a duster. The employee's right foot slipped and went into the hot oil causing second and third degree burns to the right foot.
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.