St Moritz Security Services Inc.

Fall on same level due to slipping - Fractures - FREEDOM, Pennsylvania

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at St Moritz Security Services Inc. in FREEDOM, Pennsylvania
Employer St Moritz Security Services Inc.
Address Fresh Food Manufaturing, 2500 Lovi Road
City, State ZIP FREEDOM, Pennsylvania 15042
Report ID 2019010436
Event Date January 14, 2019
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Multiple leg locations, n.e.c.
Event Type Fall on same level due to slipping
Source of Injury Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Secondary Source Ice, sleet, snow
Industry (NAICS) 561612
GPS Coordinates 40.67000, -80.15000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was conducting hourly lot trailer exterior security rounds when the employee lost balance and slipped, falling on black ice on the cement ground and fracturing the right leg in two places (below and above the knee). The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On January 14, 2019, a worker at St Moritz Security Services Inc. in FREEDOM, Pennsylvania suffered fractures to the multiple leg locations, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slipping, with floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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