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Express Scripts

Fall on same level due to tripping over an object — Sprains, strains, tears, unspecified — SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Express Scripts in SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI
Employer Express Scripts Report ID 2015107837
Address 4600 North Hanley City, State ZIP SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI 63134
Event Date October 20, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Sprains, strains, tears, unspecified Body Part Knee(s)
Event Type Fall on same level due to tripping over an object Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Blackboards, bulletin boards, mirrors-stand-alone
Industry (NAICS) 424210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 38.72000, -90.31000

Incident Narrative

An employee was clipping paper on a white board. When she turned away from the board, she tripped on the leg of the white board and fell striking her left knee on the floor and her right knee popped. She felt pain in the right knee and had difficulty lifting herself from the floor. She was hospitalized overnight with a sprain, strain injury.

Incident Summary

On October 20, 2015, a worker at Express Scripts in SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI suffered sprains, strains, tears, unspecified to the knee(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to tripping over an object, with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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