Amazon Services LLC

Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs - Fractures - MIDDLETOWN, Delaware

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Amazon Services LLC in MIDDLETOWN, Delaware
Employer Amazon Services LLC
Address 560 Merrimac Ave.
City, State ZIP MIDDLETOWN, Delaware 19709
Report ID 2019010271
Event Date January 9, 2019
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Elbow(s)
Event Type Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
Source of Injury Curbs
Industry (NAICS) 493110
GPS Coordinates 39.44991, -75.73864

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Incident Narrative

On 01/09/2019 at 7:25 PM EST, an employee was walking from her vehicle to the seasonal entrance when she tripped and fell on a curb, fracturing her right elbow and requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On January 9, 2019, a worker at Amazon Services LLC in MIDDLETOWN, Delaware suffered fractures to the elbow(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs, with curbs identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 218 severe injury reports involving "Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs injuries.

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