Aramark Uniform & Career Apparel, LLC

Fall on same level, n.e.c. — Fractures — EAST MOLINE, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Aramark Uniform & Career Apparel, LLC in EAST MOLINE, ILLINOIS
Employer Aramark Uniform & Career Apparel, LLC Report ID 2018021547
Address 390 Avenue of the Cities City, State ZIP EAST MOLINE, ILLINOIS 61244
Event Date February 14, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Fall on same level, n.e.c. Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 812332 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 41.48000, -90.45000

Incident Narrative

On February 14, 2018, around 5:40 a.m., an employee was walking through the plant when a rope from an empty laundry sling tangled around her foot/ankle. The employee bent over attempting to remove the rope from her foot/ankle, lost her balance and fell to the ground. She was hospitalized for a hip fracture.

Incident Summary

On February 14, 2018, a worker at Aramark Uniform & Career Apparel, LLC in EAST MOLINE, ILLINOIS suffered fractures to the hip(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level, n.e.c., with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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