Healthcare Services Group, Inc.
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet - Fractures - ANDOVER, Massachusetts
| Employer | Healthcare Services Group, Inc. |
| Address | 80 Andover Street |
| City, State ZIP | ANDOVER, Massachusetts 01810 |
| Report ID | 2016065648 |
| Event Date | June 23, 2016 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| Source of Injury | Nonclassifiable |
| Industry (NAICS) | 561720 |
| Inspection # | 1159183 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.63904, -71.15835 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee fell 5 to 6 feet while moving material into a dumpster, fracturing ribs and bruising the lower back and left hip.
Incident Summary
On June 23, 2016, a worker at Healthcare Services Group, Inc. in ANDOVER, Massachusetts suffered fractures to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 3,309 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.
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