Vehicle Safety
Recalls Search 320,000+ NHTSA safety recalls Complaints 2.1M+ consumer safety complaints TSBs 4.7M technical service bulletins VIN Lookup Decode any vehicle VIN instantly OBD Codes 12,000+ diagnostic trouble codes Fuel Economy EPA MPG data for all vehicles Statistics Recall trends & safety analysis
Consumer Safety
Product Safety 9,700+ CPSC product recalls Food Safety 28,600+ FDA food recalls Pet Safety 1.3M FDA animal adverse events Drug Safety 17,500+ FDA drug recalls Device Safety 38,400+ FDA device recalls Workplace Safety 102,900+ OSHA injury reports
Infrastructure
Bridge Safety 624,000 bridge inspections Aviation Safety 30,000+ NTSB aviation events Dam Safety 92,600 dam safety records Water Safety 433,000+ public water systems Railroad Safety 438,000+ rail crossings Pipeline Safety 8,800+ pipeline incidents
Public Health
Nursing Homes 14,700 CMS rated facilities Environmental 80,000+ hazardous sites & releases

Silvercross Hospital

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — NEW LENOX, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Silvercross Hospital in NEW LENOX, ILLINOIS
Employer Silvercross Hospital Report ID 2017065616
Address 1900 Silver Cross BVLD City, State ZIP NEW LENOX, ILLINOIS 60451
Event Date June 19, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Chairs
Industry (NAICS) 621111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.54000, -87.98000

Incident Narrative

An employee was standing on a chair to change the monitor screen view. As the employee was getting down off the chair, her foot got caught and the employee fell fracturing the right hip.

Incident Summary

On June 19, 2017, a worker at Silvercross Hospital in NEW LENOX, ILLINOIS suffered fractures to the hip(s). 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

OSHA has recorded 3,310 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.

See all reports for Silvercross Hospital.

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Apr 11, 2019 Kwik Trip, Inc. MIDDLETON, WISCONSIN Fractures and dislocations Hosp.
Jan 26, 2023 Hancock Lumber Company Inc DAMARISCOTTA, MAINE Fractures Hosp.
Mar 10, 2017 State Electric Corporation MEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS Fractures Hosp.
Apr 20, 2017 Batson-Cook Company ATLANTA, GEORGIA Fractures Hosp.
Jun 20, 2015 Frito Lay, Inc. DAYVILLE, CONNECTICUT Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Hosp.
Jun 4, 2020 Rose Mechanical Solutions CAMP HILL, PENNSYLVANIA Fractures Hosp.
Jun 30, 2016 Midwest Commodities COLUMBUS, OHIO Fractures Hosp.
Dec 4, 2016 David Moore Drywall, Inc. FERNANDINA BEACH, FLORIDA Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk Hosp.
Browse All Injury Reports