METRO WEST MEDICAL CENTER-UNION HOSPITAL

Fall on same level due to slipping — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — FRAMINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at METRO WEST MEDICAL CENTER-UNION HOSPITAL in FRAMINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer METRO WEST MEDICAL CENTER-UNION HOSPITAL Report ID 2018021314
Address 115 LINCOLN STREET City, State ZIP FRAMINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS 01702
Event Date February 7, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Pelvis
Event Type Fall on same level due to slipping Source of Injury Parking lot-paved
Secondary Source Ice, sleet, snow
Industry (NAICS) 622110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 42.28000, -71.41000

Incident Narrative

An employee was walking through the parking lot to her car, slipped on ice and fell injuring her pelvis.

Incident Summary

On February 7, 2018, a worker at METRO WEST MEDICAL CENTER-UNION HOSPITAL in FRAMINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the pelvis. The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slipping, with parking lot-paved identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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