GUARDIAN WEST A DIVISION OF FLEX-N-GATE

Fall on same level due to slipping — Fractures — URBANA, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at GUARDIAN WEST A DIVISION OF FLEX-N-GATE in URBANA, ILLINOIS
Employer GUARDIAN WEST A DIVISION OF FLEX-N-GATE Report ID 20161211601
Address 601 GUARDIAN DRIVE City, State ZIP URBANA, ILLINOIS 61801
Event Date December 13, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Fall on same level due to slipping Source of Injury Parking lot-paved
Secondary Source Ice, sleet, snow
Industry (NAICS) 336399 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.12000, -88.18000

Incident Narrative

An employee was walking around the back of a vehicle to use his ID to raise the employee entry gate when he slipped on ice and fell to the ground. He broke his right tibia and fibula as a result of the fall.

Incident Summary

On December 13, 2016, a worker at GUARDIAN WEST A DIVISION OF FLEX-N-GATE in URBANA, ILLINOIS suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slipping, with parking lot-paved identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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