The Kroger Company
2025-08-31 · ATHENS, GEORGIA
Final narrative
An employee was standing on a raised platform at the seafood counter while setting the service case with product. She misstepped and fell from the platform to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left leg and required surgery.
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