BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER

Trip without fall, n.e.c. — Fractures — BOSTON, Massachusetts

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER in BOSTON, Massachusetts
Employer BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER
Address 170 Pilgrim Road
City, State ZIP BOSTON, Massachusetts 02215
Report ID 2016043067
Event Date April 12, 2016
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Trip without fall, n.e.c.
Source of Injury Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
Industry (NAICS) 622110
GPS Coordinates 42.33774, -71.10993

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Incident Narrative

An employee walking through the company parking garage stumbled while passing between two parked cars. She suffered multiple fractures in her right ankle.

Incident Summary

On April 12, 2016, a worker at BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER in BOSTON, Massachusetts suffered fractures to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as trip without fall, n.e.c., with bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 5 severe injury reports involving "Trip without fall, n.e.c." incidents in our database. Browse all Trip without fall, n.e.c. injuries.

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