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Northern Illinois Medical Center

Fall on same level due to slipping — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — MCHENRY, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Northern Illinois Medical Center in MCHENRY, ILLINOIS
Employer Northern Illinois Medical Center Report ID 2016010277
Address 4201 Medical Center Dr City, State ZIP MCHENRY, ILLINOIS 60050
Event Date January 12, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Fall on same level due to slipping Source of Injury Curbs
Secondary Source Ice, sleet, snow
Industry (NAICS) 622110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.31000, -88.27000

Incident Narrative

An employee was warming up the van to prepare for patient pickup. While walking next to the van, the employee slipped on an ice-covered curb, injuring their left leg and requiring surgery to the left tibia.

Incident Summary

On January 12, 2016, a worker at Northern Illinois Medical Center in MCHENRY, ILLINOIS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slipping, with curbs identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 3,680 severe injury reports involving "Fall on same level due to slipping" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall on same level due to slipping injuries.

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