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Help at Home

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — HOPEDALE, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Help at Home in HOPEDALE, ILLINOIS
Employer Help at Home Report ID 2019022179
Address 7653 Sparrow Rd City, State ZIP HOPEDALE, ILLINOIS 61747
Event Date February 27, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Hills
Industry (NAICS) 561720 Inspection # 1382827
GPS Coordinates 40.44000, -89.43000

Incident Narrative

At 11:01 a.m., on February 27, 2019, an employee was walking from a client's house up a hill to a parking lot. The employee slipped and fell down the hill, suffering a broken left tibia and fibula. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Incident Summary

On February 27, 2019, a worker at Help at Home in HOPEDALE, ILLINOIS suffered fractures to the lower leg(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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