JOANN Fabrics and Crafts

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at JOANN Fabrics and Crafts in BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS
Employer JOANN Fabrics and Crafts Report ID 2018010877
Address 1701 E Empire St City, State ZIP BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS 61704
Event Date January 26, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Stairs, steps, unspecified
Secondary Source Shopping cart, grocery carriage-nonpowered
Industry (NAICS) 451120 Inspection # 1291849
GPS Coordinates 40.48000, -88.95000

Incident Narrative

An employee was pulling a shopping cart with garbage down a set of three steps when the load in the cart shifted, causing her to fall and injure her right hip. She was hospitalized and had surgery.

Incident Summary

On January 26, 2018, a worker at JOANN Fabrics and Crafts in BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the hip(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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