Western Area Power Administration

Fall on same level due to slipping — Fractures and dislocations — WATERTOWN, SOUTH DAKOTA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Western Area Power Administration in WATERTOWN, SOUTH DAKOTA
Employer Western Area Power Administration Report ID 20161110892
Address 1330 41st Street SE City, State ZIP WATERTOWN, SOUTH DAKOTA 57201
Event Date November 20, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and dislocations Body Part Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Fall on same level due to slipping Source of Injury Parking lot, unspecified
Secondary Source Ice, sleet, snow
Industry (NAICS) 221111 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 44.88000, -97.04000

Incident Narrative

An employee was walking to his truck when he slipped on ice in the parking lot and fell to the ground, breaking his right fibula in two places and dislocating his ankle.

Incident Summary

On November 20, 2016, a worker at Western Area Power Administration in WATERTOWN, SOUTH DAKOTA suffered fractures and dislocations to the ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slipping, with parking lot, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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