Vehicle Safety
Recalls Search 320,000+ NHTSA safety recalls Complaints 2.1M+ consumer safety complaints TSBs 4.7M technical service bulletins VIN Lookup Decode any vehicle VIN instantly OBD Codes 12,000+ diagnostic trouble codes Fuel Economy EPA MPG data for all vehicles Statistics Recall trends & safety analysis
Consumer Safety
Product Safety 9,700+ CPSC product recalls Food Safety 28,600+ FDA food recalls Pet Safety 1.3M FDA animal adverse events Drug Safety 17,500+ FDA drug recalls Device Safety 38,400+ FDA device recalls Workplace Safety 102,900+ OSHA injury reports
Infrastructure
Bridge Safety 624,000 bridge inspections Aviation Safety 30,000+ NTSB aviation events Dam Safety 92,600 dam safety records Water Safety 433,000+ public water systems Railroad Safety 438,000+ rail crossings Pipeline Safety 8,800+ pipeline incidents
Public Health
Nursing Homes 14,700 CMS rated facilities Environmental 80,000+ hazardous sites & releases

WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

Fall on same level due to slipping — Fractures — SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY in SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI
Employer WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY Report ID 20181111772
Address 4911 Barnes Plaza City, State ZIP SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI 63110
Event Date November 15, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Fall on same level due to slipping Source of Injury Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
Secondary Source Ice, sleet, snow
Industry (NAICS) 621511 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 38.63000, -90.26000

Incident Narrative

A WUSM employee was walking down a wooden ramp covered with snow and ice. She fell, breaking her left tibia near the ankle. She was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On November 15, 2018, a worker at WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY in SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slipping, with ramps, loading docks, dock plates 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.

See all reports for WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY.

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Fall on same level due to slipping events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Feb 27, 2019 Ply Gem KEARNEY, MISSOURI Fractures Hosp.
Feb 15, 2016 Nature's Care Orlando, LLC JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA Cuts, lacerations Hosp.
Jan 18, 2021 Transformco, LLC HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILLINOIS Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Hosp.
Dec 17, 2019 Mr. Tire SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI Fractures Hosp.
Aug 27, 2016 Army and Air Force Exchange Service JOINT BASE LEWIS MCCHORD, WASHINGTON Fractures Hosp.
Nov 6, 2019 Cobb Mechanical Inc. BIG SKY, MONTANA Intracranial injuries, unspecified Hosp.
Aug 6, 2022 Patterson-UTI Energy Inc GIDDINGS, TEXAS Amputations Amp.
Dec 27, 2015 AVERA ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL ABERDEEN, SOUTH DAKOTA Fractures Hosp.
Browse All Injury Reports