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Columbia Memorial Health

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. — HUDSON, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Columbia Memorial Health in HUDSON, NEW YORK
Employer Columbia Memorial Health Report ID 20171111187
Address 71 Prospect Ave. City, State ZIP HUDSON, NEW YORK 12534
Event Date November 24, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. Body Part Multiple head locations
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Stairs, steps, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 622110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.24000, -73.77000

Incident Narrative

An employee lost balance and fell down the last three-to-four steps of a staircase, suffering a fractured skull and ruptured right eardrum. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On November 24, 2017, a worker at Columbia Memorial Health in HUDSON, NEW YORK suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the multiple head locations. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with stairs, steps, unspecified 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.

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