Goodwill West Texas

Fall on same level, n.e.c. - Fractures - ABILENE, Texas

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Goodwill West Texas in ABILENE, Texas
Employer Goodwill West Texas
Address 2200 N 1st
City, State ZIP ABILENE, Texas 79603
Report ID 2017021274
Event Date February 9, 2017
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Wrist(s)
Event Type Fall on same level, n.e.c.
Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Structural elements, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 453998
GPS Coordinates 32.45044, -99.74935

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Incident Narrative

An employee was walking and talking to a cashier when she struck a column. She fell to the floor and suffered a fractured right wrist, requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On February 9, 2017, a worker at Goodwill West Texas in ABILENE, Texas suffered fractures to the wrist(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level, n.e.c., with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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