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Help at Home

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — OREGON, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Help at Home in OREGON, ILLINOIS
Employer Help at Home Report ID 20181010524
Address 606 S. 2nd Street City, State ZIP OREGON, ILLINOIS 61061
Event Date October 11, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Stairs, steps-indoors
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 621610 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.00000, -89.33000

Incident Narrative

An employee was in a client's home carrying a flower pot down stairs when the employee tripped and fell, fracturing the left leg and requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On October 11, 2018, a worker at Help at Home in OREGON, ILLINOIS suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with stairs, steps-indoors identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 5,921 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level, unspecified injuries.

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