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Aurora Health Care

Fall on same level due to tripping over an object — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — WAUTOMA, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Aurora Health Care in WAUTOMA, WISCONSIN
Employer Aurora Health Care Report ID 20181213078
Address 900 E. Division Street City, State ZIP WAUTOMA, WISCONSIN 54982
Event Date December 21, 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 due to tripping over an object Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Chairs
Industry (NAICS) 446110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 44.06000, -89.27000

Incident Narrative

An employee stood up from her desk, tripped on her chair's wheel caster and fell striking a filing cabinet with her shoulder. She sustained a shoulder injury requiring surgery.

Incident Summary

On December 21, 2018, a worker at Aurora Health Care in WAUTOMA, WISCONSIN suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to tripping over an object, with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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