Life Cycle Engineering
Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Life Cycle Engineering | Report ID | 2019055132 |
| Address | Naval Business Center, The Commandant's Building, 4900 South Broad Street | City, State ZIP | PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19112 |
| Event Date | May 21, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Source of Injury | Stairs, steps-indoors |
| Secondary Source | Walls | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 541330 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.89000, -75.17000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was walking down the steps between the second and third floor, missed a step and fell. The employee hit his head during the fall down the stairs and again at the bottom of the stairs against the marble baseboard. He briefly lost consciousness while waiting for the paramedics. The employee was hospitalized for a fractured vertebra in his neck and a laceration on his forehead.
Incident Summary
On May 21, 2019, a worker at Life Cycle Engineering in PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with stairs, steps-indoors identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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