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Verizon New York

Fall, slip, trip, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — VALLEY STREAM, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Verizon New York in VALLEY STREAM, NEW YORK
Employer Verizon New York Report ID 2017010849
Address 1015 Chestnut Street City, State ZIP VALLEY STREAM, NEW YORK 11580
Event Date January 27, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Knee(s)
Event Type Fall, slip, trip, unspecified Source of Injury Stairs, steps-outdoors
Industry (NAICS) 517110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.68000, -73.68000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working at a customer location and slipped while going down the rear, concrete steps and injured his right knee.

Incident Summary

On January 27, 2017, a worker at Verizon New York in VALLEY STREAM, NEW YORK suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the knee(s). The incident was classified as fall, slip, trip, unspecified, with stairs, steps-outdoors identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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