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GAC Chemical Corporation

Fall on same level due to slipping — Fractures — SEARSPORT, MAINE

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at GAC Chemical Corporation in SEARSPORT, MAINE
Employer GAC Chemical Corporation Report ID 2015020248
Address 34 Kidder Point Road City, State ZIP SEARSPORT, MAINE 04974
Event Date February 13, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hip(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) 325188 Inspection # 1041340
GPS Coordinates 44.47000, -68.88000

Incident Narrative

An employee was hospitalized on 02/13/2015, after a slip and fall on ice that fractured his left hip.

Incident Summary

On February 13, 2015, a worker at GAC Chemical Corporation in SEARSPORT, MAINE suffered fractures to the hip(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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