Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs - Concussions - COLUMBUS, Ohio
| Employer | Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company |
| Address | 10 West Nationwide Blvd. |
| City, State ZIP | COLUMBUS, Ohio 43215 |
| Report ID | 2016064990 |
| Event Date | June 6, 2016 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Concussions |
| Body Part | Brain |
| Event Type | Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs |
| Source of Injury | Stairs, steps-indoors |
| Industry (NAICS) | 524113 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.96937, -83.00340 |
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Incident Narrative
On or about 6/6/16, at approximately 10:30 AM, an employee was using the stairway between the first and second floors when she tripped and struck her head on the hand rail and then on the top step. She suffered a concussion and was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On June 6, 2016, a worker at Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company in COLUMBUS, Ohio suffered concussions to the brain. The incident was classified as fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs, with stairs, steps-indoors identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 218 severe injury reports involving "Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs injuries.
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