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Ruby Memorial Hospital

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Ruby Memorial Hospital in MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA
Employer Ruby Memorial Hospital Report ID 2019021591
Address 1 Medical Center Drive, Health Science Center Parking Lot 84 City, State ZIP MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA 26506
Event Date February 12, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Hills
Secondary Source Mud
Industry (NAICS) 622110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.65000, -79.95000

Incident Narrative

An employee was walking up a grass hill to the workplace. The employee slipped in mud and slid down the hill, hitting a concrete barrier. The employee suffered a broken left ankle.

Incident Summary

On February 12, 2019, a worker at Ruby Memorial Hospital in MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA suffered fractures to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with hills identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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