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Skywest Airlines

Fall on same level due to slipping — Fractures — JAMESTOWN, NORTH DAKOTA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Skywest Airlines in JAMESTOWN, NORTH DAKOTA
Employer Skywest Airlines Report ID 2015010216
Address 1600 21st Avenue NE City, State ZIP JAMESTOWN, NORTH DAKOTA 58401
Event Date January 24, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Wrist(s)
Event Type Fall on same level due to slipping Source of Injury Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Secondary Source Ice, sleet, snow
Industry (NAICS) 481111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 46.92000, -98.67000

Incident Narrative

Employee chocked the wheels of an inbound airplane. Then the employee placed the safety delineator. Employee began visual inspection when she slipped and fell on a patch of ice. This resulted in a broken wrist and hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On January 24, 2015, a worker at Skywest Airlines in JAMESTOWN, NORTH DAKOTA suffered fractures to the wrist(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slipping, with floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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