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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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Medical Center in BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN
Employer U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Medical Center Report ID 2016076769
Address 5500 Armstrong Road City, State ZIP BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN 49037
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 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.33000, -85.28000

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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