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High Hopes Therapeutic Riding, Inc.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — OLD LYME, CONNECTICUT

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at High Hopes Therapeutic Riding, Inc. in OLD LYME, CONNECTICUT
Employer High Hopes Therapeutic Riding, Inc. Report ID 2018010781
Address 36 Town Woods Road City, State ZIP OLD LYME, CONNECTICUT 06371
Event Date January 24, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Stairs, steps, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 624120 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.35000, -72.30000

Incident Narrative

An employee was walking down the stairs of a platform when she missed a step and broke her lower left leg.

Incident Summary

On January 24, 2018, a worker at High Hopes Therapeutic Riding, Inc. in OLD LYME, CONNECTICUT suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). 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

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