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Stop & Shop

Fall on same level due to slipping — Fractures — WATERTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Stop & Shop in WATERTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer Stop & Shop Report ID 2018021887
Address 171 Watertown Street City, State ZIP WATERTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS 02472
Event Date February 24, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Fall on same level due to slipping Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 445110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.36000, -71.19000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning the meat room when he picked up a meat poly board to carry to the sink. The board was too heavy, and he lost his balance and fell to the floor, fracturing his hip. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On February 24, 2018, a worker at Stop & Shop in WATERTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS suffered fractures to the hip(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.

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