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Geisinger Community Medical Center

Fall on same level due to slipping — Fractures — SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Geisinger Community Medical Center in SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Geisinger Community Medical Center Report ID 2015010680
Address 1800 Mulberry St City, State ZIP SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA 18510
Event Date January 22, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Fall on same level due to slipping Source of Injury Parking lot, unspecified
Secondary Source Ice, sleet, snow
Industry (NAICS) 622110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.40000, -75.64000

Incident Narrative

After exiting her car, an employee slipped on the ice in the employer's parking lot while walking to the hospital and broke her arm. She was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On January 22, 2015, a worker at Geisinger Community Medical Center in SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slipping, with parking lot, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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