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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Admin, Minneapolis VA Health Care System

Fall on same level due to slipping — Fractures — MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Admin, Minneapolis VA Health Care System in MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
Employer U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Admin, Minneapolis VA Health Care System Report ID 2019021328
Address ONE VETERANS DRIVE City, State ZIP MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55417
Event Date February 5, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Fall on same level due to slipping Source of Injury Parking lot-paved
Secondary Source Ice, sleet, snow
Industry (NAICS) 622110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 44.90000, -93.20000

Incident Narrative

On February 5, 2019, at approximately 12:10 a.m., a housekeeping employee was walking in the facility parking lot to their vehicle when the employee slipped on ice and fell, fracturing the right hip.

Incident Summary

On February 5, 2019, a worker at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Admin, Minneapolis VA Health Care System in MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA suffered fractures to the hip(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slipping, with parking lot-paved 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.

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