Forbes Hospital

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — MONROEVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Forbes Hospital in MONROEVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Forbes Hospital Report ID 20191010481
Address 2570 Haymaker Road City, State ZIP MONROEVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA 15146
Event Date October 7, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Passenger vehicle, unspecified
Secondary Source Parking lot-paved
Industry (NAICS) 622110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.42000, -79.74000

Incident Narrative

An employee was exiting an shuttle in front of the hospital when the employee fell down three steps leading out of the shuttle into the parking lot. The employee suffered bleeding in the hip area.

Incident Summary

On October 7, 2019, a worker at Forbes Hospital in MONROEVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the hip(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with passenger vehicle, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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