The Christ Hospital
Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs — Fractures — CINCINNATI, Ohio
| Employer | The Christ Hospital |
| Address | 2139 Auburn Ave |
| City, State ZIP | CINCINNATI, Ohio 45219 |
| Report ID | 2018033002 |
| Event Date | March 28, 2018 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Ankle(s) |
| Event Type | Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs |
| Source of Injury | Stairs, steps-outdoors |
| Industry (NAICS) | 622110 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.12000, -84.50000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was walking up garage steps from a car to a work building. The employee stepped on one of the wet metal step edges and slipped, falling to the ground and fracturing an ankle.
Incident Summary
On March 28, 2018, a worker at The Christ Hospital in CINCINNATI, Ohio suffered fractures to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs, with stairs, steps-outdoors identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 218 severe injury reports involving "Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs injuries.
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| May 11, 2020 | HONDA OF AMERICA MANUFACTURING, INC. | MARYSVILLE, Ohio | Fractures and other injuries, unspecified | Hosp. |
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| Sep 19, 2019 | Amedisys West Virginia, LLC | CHARLESTON, West Virginia | Fractures | Hosp. |
| Feb 3, 2017 | American Airlines | FORT WORTH, Texas | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Hosp. |
| Sep 11, 2020 | Heartland Hospice | CARLISLE, Pennsylvania | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Hosp. |
| Jan 14, 2015 | Hader-Seitz, Inc. | NEW BERLIN, Wisconsin | Fractures | Hosp. |
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