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Waste Management of Pa, Inc

Fall on same level due to slipping — Fractures — YORK, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Waste Management of Pa, Inc in YORK, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Waste Management of Pa, Inc Report ID 2017032494
Address 3300 Expresso Way City, State ZIP YORK, PENNSYLVANIA 17406
Event Date March 17, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Thigh(s)
Event Type Fall on same level due to slipping Source of Injury Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Secondary Source Ice, sleet, snow
Industry (NAICS) 562212 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.05000, -76.74000

Incident Narrative

An employee was hooking up a roll-off trash container, slipped on the ice and fell resulting in a broken right femur.

Incident Summary

On March 17, 2017, a worker at Waste Management of Pa, Inc in YORK, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the thigh(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slipping, with floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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