JEWISH NURSING HOME OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS, INC

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — LONGMEADOW, MASSACHUSETTS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at JEWISH NURSING HOME OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS, INC in LONGMEADOW, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer JEWISH NURSING HOME OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS, INC Report ID 2019010934
Address 770 CONVERSE STREET City, State ZIP LONGMEADOW, MASSACHUSETTS 01106
Event Date January 25, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Pelvis
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Step ladders
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 623110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 42.06000, -72.55000

Incident Narrative

On January 25, 2019, an employee was on a step ladder changing a lightbulb. The bulb dropped and as he tried to catch it, he lost balance and fell from the step ladder onto the floor. He was hospitalized with a broken pelvis.

Incident Summary

On January 25, 2019, a worker at JEWISH NURSING HOME OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS, INC in LONGMEADOW, MASSACHUSETTS suffered fractures to the pelvis. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with step ladders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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