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CONCORDIA VISITING NURSES

Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — VERONA, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at CONCORDIA VISITING NURSES in VERONA, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer CONCORDIA VISITING NURSES Report ID 20161111041
Address Patient's Home City, State ZIP VERONA, PENNSYLVANIA 15147
Event Date November 25, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk Body Part Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet Source of Injury Stairs, steps-outdoors
Industry (NAICS) 621610 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.49000, -79.83000

Incident Narrative

An employee was leaving a patient's home. As she stepped onto the outside step, it broke and she fell 4 feet onto a cement slab, suffering internal injuries. She was hospitalized and required surgery.

Incident Summary

On November 25, 2016, a worker at CONCORDIA VISITING NURSES in VERONA, PENNSYLVANIA suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet, with stairs, steps-outdoors identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 69 severe injury reports involving "Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet injuries.

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