Mount Sinai Brooklyn

Fall while sitting — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — BROOKLYN, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Mount Sinai Brooklyn in BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
Employer Mount Sinai Brooklyn Report ID 2017065477
Address 3201 Kings Highway City, State ZIP BROOKLYN, NEW YORK 11234
Event Date June 15, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Fall while sitting Source of Injury Chairs
Industry (NAICS) 622110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.61000, -73.94000

Incident Narrative

An employee was taking a measurement from a rolling chair when she fell to the floor and injured her back.

Incident Summary

On June 15, 2017, a worker at Mount Sinai Brooklyn in BROOKLYN, NEW YORK suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as fall while sitting, with chairs identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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