Vehicle Safety
Recalls Search 320,000+ NHTSA safety recalls Complaints 2.1M+ consumer safety complaints TSBs 4.7M technical service bulletins VIN Lookup Decode any vehicle VIN instantly OBD Codes 12,000+ diagnostic trouble codes Fuel Economy EPA MPG data for all vehicles Statistics Recall trends & safety analysis
Consumer Safety
Product Safety 9,700+ CPSC product recalls Food Safety 28,600+ FDA food recalls Pet Safety 1.3M FDA animal adverse events Drug Safety 17,500+ FDA drug recalls Device Safety 38,400+ FDA device recalls Workplace Safety 102,900+ OSHA injury reports
Infrastructure
Bridge Safety 624,000 bridge inspections Aviation Safety 30,000+ NTSB aviation events Dam Safety 92,600 dam safety records Water Safety 433,000+ public water systems Railroad Safety 438,000+ rail crossings Pipeline Safety 8,800+ pipeline incidents
Public Health
Nursing Homes 14,700 CMS rated facilities Environmental 80,000+ hazardous sites & releases

Windham House of Hattiesburg

Fall on same level due to slipping — Fractures — HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Windham House of Hattiesburg in HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI
Employer Windham House of Hattiesburg Report ID 2016098501
Address 37 Hillcrest Drive City, State ZIP HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI 39402
Event Date September 8, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Fall on same level due to slipping Source of Injury Ground, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Liquids, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 623311 Inspection # 1178919
GPS Coordinates 31.31000, -89.37000

Incident Narrative

An employee stepped onto wet grass, slid, and fell to the ground, breaking his right lower leg and requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On September 8, 2016, a worker at Windham House of Hattiesburg in HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slipping, with ground, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 3,680 severe injury reports involving "Fall on same level due to slipping" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall on same level due to slipping injuries.

See all reports for Windham House of Hattiesburg.

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Fall on same level due to slipping events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Feb 3, 2016 Paragon Systems OFFUTT AFB, NEBRASKA Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. Hosp.
Mar 17, 2020 CROSSMARK, INC. PEORIA, ILLINOIS Fractures Hosp.
Sep 28, 2023 U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs MIAMI, FLORIDA Fractures Hosp.
Dec 5, 2019 Liberty Mutual Insurance Company WYOMING, RHODE ISLAND Fractures Hosp.
Sep 21, 2023 John F. Martin & Sons, LLC WOMELSDORF, PENNSYLVANIA Fractures Hosp.
Aug 25, 2017 STEWARD TRUMBULL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC. WARREN, OHIO Fractures Hosp.
Aug 14, 2020 Northwestern Memorial Hospital CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Hosp.
Sep 4, 2022 Hillcrest of Loveland LOVELAND, COLORADO Fractures Hosp.
Browse All Injury Reports