AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE OF MASSACHUSETTS, INC.
Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs — Fractures — MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE
| Employer | AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE OF MASSACHUSETTS, INC. | Report ID | 2018055014 |
| Address | Private residence, 195 Westland Ave | City, State ZIP | MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03103 |
| Event Date | May 22, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Lower leg(s) |
| Event Type | Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs | Source of Injury | Stairs, steps, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 621910 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.96000, -71.47000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was using a stair chair to carry a patient upstairs when he slipped. His right leg was caught between the stair chair and a step, breaking his tibia and fibula.
Incident Summary
On May 22, 2018, a worker at AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE OF MASSACHUSETTS, INC. in MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs, with stairs, steps, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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