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Accident Summary Nr: 112759.015 - Employee fractures vertebrae and lacerates hand in fall from

Accident Summary Nr: 112759.015 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 01/12/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1372399.015	01/18/2019		424410	Whole Foods Market Group, Inc.

Abstract: At 5:15 p.m. om January 12, 2019, an employee was retrieving a tote from the Whole Body Closet which stores vitamins, supplements, body care, and makeup. The tote was on shelving approximately 8 feet 4 inches from the ground. The employee utilized an EGA Products mobile ladder stand which had a top step of 5 feet. While retrieving the tote, the employee fell backward approximately 5 feet from the mobile ladder stand onto concrete flooring in the Whole Body Closet. The employee fell onto her back. While falling, the employee reached for the shelving and sustained a laceration to the left hand. The employee was hospitalized from injuries of a compression fracture to the first lumbar (L1) vertebrae and laceration to the left hand.

Keywords: Back, Concrete, Fall, Fracture, Hand, Laceration, Ladder, Vertebra

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1372399.015	57	F	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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