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Focus Inc.

Fall on same level due to tripping over an object — Fractures — JONESBORO, ARKANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Focus Inc. in JONESBORO, ARKANSAS
Employer Focus Inc. Report ID 2017109733
Address 620 W. Monroe Apt. 8 City, State ZIP JONESBORO, ARKANSAS 72401
Event Date October 10, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Wrist(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Fall on same level due to tripping over an object Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Shoes, boots, slippers, sandals
Industry (NAICS) 623312 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 35.83000, -90.71000

Incident Narrative

An employee went to a residential house to provide assistance for a consumer. As she went to turn on the light, she tripped on the corner of a shoe that was laying in the floor. She tried to catch herself when she fell, breaking several bones in her left wrist and radial bone.

Incident Summary

On October 10, 2017, a worker at Focus Inc. in JONESBORO, ARKANSAS suffered fractures to the wrist(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as fall on same level due to tripping over an object, with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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