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Waste Management

Fall on same level due to slipping — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — HOBE SOUND, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Waste Management in HOBE SOUND, FLORIDA
Employer Waste Management Report ID 2015031630
Address 7700 SE Bridge Road City, State ZIP HOBE SOUND, FLORIDA 33455
Event Date March 31, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Fall on same level due to slipping Source of Injury Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 562111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 27.04000, -80.15000

Incident Narrative

On or about 3/31/2015, at 9:40 a.m., an employee was picking up garbage. The employee was walking toward a garbage can when he slipped and fell on his back. Coworkers helped him up and kept working until the employee fell again and could not get back up on his feet. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On March 31, 2015, a worker at Waste Management in HOBE SOUND, FLORIDA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. 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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