DRS POWER & CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Fall on same level, n.e.c. — Fractures — MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at DRS POWER & CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. in MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
Employer DRS POWER & CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Report ID 2016021629
Address 4265 N. 30th Street City, State ZIP MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN 53216
Event Date February 22, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Fall on same level, n.e.c. Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 334511 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 43.09000, -87.95000

Incident Narrative

An employee stumbled and fell while standing up from a chair. The employee fell to the concrete ground and fractured the left hip, requiring surgery.

Incident Summary

On February 22, 2016, a worker at DRS POWER & CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. in MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN suffered fractures to the hip(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.

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