NYU Langone Health

Fall on same level due to slipping — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — NEW YORK, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at NYU Langone Health in NEW YORK, NEW YORK
Employer NYU Langone Health Report ID 2019033031
Address 545 First Avenue City, State ZIP NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10016
Event Date March 22, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Multiple head locations
Event Type Fall on same level due to slipping Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Rain
Industry (NAICS) 622110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.74000, -73.97000

Incident Narrative

An employee was walking through the office when she slipped and fell on the floor that was wet from rain, injuring her head and face.

Incident Summary

On March 22, 2019, a worker at NYU Langone Health in NEW YORK, NEW YORK suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the multiple head locations. The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slipping, with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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