Maxim Healthcare Services

Fall on same level due to slipping — Fractures — LINCOLN, NEBRASKA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Maxim Healthcare Services in LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
Employer Maxim Healthcare Services Report ID 2018010702
Address 8260 S 33rd St, Apt 102 City, State ZIP LINCOLN, NEBRASKA 68516
Event Date January 22, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Knee(s)
Event Type Fall on same level due to slipping Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Ice, sleet, snow
Industry (NAICS) 621610 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.72000, -96.67000

Incident Narrative

An employee had just arrived at the home of a patient and walked in with wet shoes from the snow outside. She slipped on the wet floor and landed on her knee, breaking her kneecap.

Incident Summary

On January 22, 2018, a worker at Maxim Healthcare Services in LINCOLN, NEBRASKA suffered fractures to the knee(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slipping, with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 3,680 severe injury reports involving "Fall on same level due to slipping" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall on same level due to slipping injuries.

See all reports for Maxim Healthcare Services.

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Fall on same level due to slipping events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Nov 29, 2015 SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI Fractures Hosp.
Feb 3, 2020 U.S. Postal Service SPRING VALLEY, MINNESOTA Fractures Hosp.
Jan 31, 2023 Albert Gallatin Home Care & Hospice NEW SALEM, PENNSYLVANIA Fractures Hosp.
May 24, 2018 SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment Inc. ORLANDO, FLORIDA Fractures Hosp.
Aug 11, 2022 SRSA Gulf South Management LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified Hosp.
Feb 17, 2021 U.S. Postal Service ONEONTA, ALABAMA Fractures Hosp.
Feb 6, 2015 Mosaic NORFOLK, NEBRASKA Fractures Hosp.
Feb 3, 2015 East Penn Manufacturing LYON STATION, PENNSYLVANIA Fractures Hosp.