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Tension Corporation

Fall on same level, n.e.c. — Fractures — SAINT CLAIR, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Tension Corporation in SAINT CLAIR, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Tension Corporation Report ID 2016021494
Address 1 Tension Way City, State ZIP SAINT CLAIR, PENNSYLVANIA 17970
Event Date February 17, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Knee(s)
Event Type Fall on same level, n.e.c. Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 322232 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.71000, -76.19000

Incident Narrative

An employee was pushing a stack of cardboard across the ground in front of her. The cardboard struck a fixed object on the ground and "jarred" the employee. The employee fell on her knee and cracked her patella. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On February 17, 2016, a worker at Tension Corporation in SAINT CLAIR, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the knee(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level, n.e.c., with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,479 severe injury reports involving "Fall on same level, n.e.c." incidents in our database. Browse all Fall on same level, n.e.c. injuries.

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