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Cook Children's Medical Center

Fall on same level due to slipping — Fractures — FORT WORTH, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Cook Children's Medical Center in FORT WORTH, TEXAS
Employer Cook Children's Medical Center Report ID 2016064840
Address 801 7th Ave. City, State ZIP FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76104
Event Date June 1, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Forearm(s)
Event Type Fall on same level due to slipping Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Liquids, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 622110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.73000, -97.34000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cutting lettuce when he slipped and fell on the wet floor. He landed on his right wrist, fracturing his distal right radius and requiring surgery.

Incident Summary

On June 1, 2016, a worker at Cook Children's Medical Center in FORT WORTH, TEXAS suffered fractures to the forearm(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slipping, with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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