Mayo Clinic Health System - Chippewa Valley in Bloomer

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet - Fractures - BLOOMER, Wisconsin

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Mayo Clinic Health System - Chippewa Valley in Bloomer in BLOOMER, Wisconsin
Employer Mayo Clinic Health System - Chippewa Valley in Bloomer
Address 1501 Thompson Street
City, State ZIP BLOOMER, Wisconsin 54724
Report ID 2016010423
Event Date January 15, 2016
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source of Injury Wheelchairs and other mobility devices, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 622110
GPS Coordinates 45.10218, -91.50167

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Incident Narrative

On January 15, 2016, an employee was hospitalized with a fractured hip after falling off a knee scooter inside the hospital's hallway.

Incident Summary

On January 15, 2016, a worker at Mayo Clinic Health System - Chippewa Valley in Bloomer in BLOOMER, Wisconsin suffered fractures to the hip(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with wheelchairs and other mobility devices, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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