U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Medical Center
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet - Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury - BATTLE CREEK, Michigan
| Employer | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Medical Center |
| Address | 5500 Armstrong Road |
| City, State ZIP | BATTLE CREEK, Michigan 49037 |
| Report ID | 2016076769 |
| Event Date | July 25, 2016 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury |
| Body Part | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| Source of Injury | Stairs, steps, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 622210 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.34213, -85.29174 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was walking down the stairs and missed the fourth step from the bottom resulting in a fall and pain to the back, hip and left leg.
Incident Summary
On July 25, 2016, a worker at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Medical Center in BATTLE CREEK, Michigan suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with stairs, steps, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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