Quest Diagnostics
Fall on same level, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — OCALA, FLORIDA
| Employer | Quest Diagnostics | Report ID | 2018077671 |
| Address | 2685 SW 32nd St. | City, State ZIP | OCALA, FLORIDA 34471 |
| Event Date | July 27, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) |
| Event Type | Fall on same level, unspecified | Source of Injury | Floor, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 621511 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.15000, -82.16000 | ||
Incident Narrative
After prepping a patient's blood sample, an employee was walking toward the waiting room to call another patient when she fell on the floor and could not get up. She was hospitalized with a shoulder injury.
Incident Summary
On July 27, 2018, a worker at Quest Diagnostics in OCALA, FLORIDA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e). The incident was classified as fall on same level, unspecified, with floor, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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