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Diocese of Pensacola - Tallahassee

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Diocese of Pensacola - Tallahassee in TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA
Employer Diocese of Pensacola - Tallahassee Report ID 2017053961
Address Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 624 Miccosukee Rd. City, State ZIP TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA 32308
Event Date May 2, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lumbar region
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Chairs
Industry (NAICS) 813110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.44000, -84.27000

Incident Narrative

An employee was measuring the office for modification using a rolling chair when she fell, hit her head on a counter top and then fell onto the floor. She was admitted to the hospital for treatment of a head laceration and a fracture L1 and L2 vertebrae.

Incident Summary

On May 2, 2017, a worker at Diocese of Pensacola - Tallahassee in TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the lumbar region. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with chairs identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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