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Bishop Shanahan High School

Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — DOWNINGTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Bishop Shanahan High School in DOWNINGTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Bishop Shanahan High School Report ID 20161110775
Address 220 Woodbine Road City, State ZIP DOWNINGTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA 19335
Event Date November 16, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Head and neck
Event Type Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 611699 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.01000, -75.68000

Incident Narrative

While walking down an incline in an auditorium, an employee tripped, fell, and hit their neck on the arm of a chair. The employee suffered an injury from the ear to the larynx area.

Incident Summary

On November 16, 2016, a worker at Bishop Shanahan High School in DOWNINGTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the head and neck. The incident was classified as fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified, with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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