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Giant Eagle GetGo

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Giant Eagle GetGo in CARNEGIE, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Giant Eagle GetGo Report ID 2015010787
Address 1137 Washington Avenue City, State ZIP CARNEGIE, PENNSYLVANIA 15106
Event Date January 25, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Fall on same level due to slipping Source of Injury Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
Secondary Source Ice, sleet, snow
Industry (NAICS) 445120 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.39000, -80.08000

Incident Narrative

An employee was bringing a newspaper rack out of a storage shed when she slipped on ice/snow that was on the shed's ramp, resulting in her falling to the ground and striking a nearby safety bollard with her leg. She sustained a fractured tibia and fibula and underwent surgery later that afternoon and was admitted to the hospital.

Incident Summary

On January 25, 2015, a worker at Giant Eagle GetGo in CARNEGIE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slipping, with ramps, loading docks, dock plates identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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