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Brookdale Senior Living Inc.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Brookdale Senior Living Inc. in WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
Employer Brookdale Senior Living Inc. Report ID 2016031904
Address 6100 Common Circle City, State ZIP WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA 33417
Event Date March 2, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Step ladders
Industry (NAICS) 623312 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 26.70000, -80.13000

Incident Narrative

An employee was on a step ladder removing decorations when she landed and felt pain in her right leg and knee.

Incident Summary

On March 2, 2016, a worker at Brookdale Senior Living Inc. in WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with step ladders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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