Day Kimball Health Care

Fall on same level, n.e.c. — Fractures — PUTNAM, CONNECTICUT

Employer	Day Kimball Health Care	Report ID	2017043050
Address	320 Pomfret Street	City, State ZIP	PUTNAM, CONNECTICUT 06260
Event Date	April 4, 2017	Outcome	Hospitalized
Nature of Injury	Fractures	Body Part	Upper and lower limb(s)
Event Type	Fall on same level, n.e.c.	Source of Injury	Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS)	622110	Inspection #	—
GPS Coordinates	41.90000, -71.91000

Incident Narrative

An employee was speaking to a fellow employee. Her right ankle gave out when she turned in the hallway and she fell striking her shoulder on the wall. The employee was hospitalized for a fractured left humerus and left patella.

Incident Summary

On April 4, 2017, a worker at Day Kimball Health Care in PUTNAM, CONNECTICUT suffered fractures to the upper and lower limb(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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