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Optum Services, Inc.

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — HOUSTON, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Optum Services, Inc. in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer Optum Services, Inc. Report ID 2019088614
Address 5223 Brookmeade Dr City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77045
Event Date August 20, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Knee(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Stairs, steps-indoors
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 621610 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.62000, -95.46000

Incident Narrative

An employee was providing home health services to a patient when she missed a step and fell to a lower level. She sprained her right ankle and fractured her left patella.

Incident Summary

On August 20, 2019, a worker at Optum Services, Inc. in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered fractures to the knee(s). 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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