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Community Healthlink, Inc.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — GARDNER, MASSACHUSETTS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Community Healthlink, Inc. in GARDNER, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer Community Healthlink, Inc. Report ID 20191111800
Address 242 Green Street City, State ZIP GARDNER, MASSACHUSETTS 01440
Event Date November 12, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Curbs
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 621420 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.58000, -71.98000

Incident Narrative

An employee was walking to his car in the parking lot when he stepped off a curb, lost his balance, and fell to the ground, landing on and breaking his hip. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On November 12, 2019, a worker at Community Healthlink, Inc. in GARDNER, MASSACHUSETTS suffered fractures to the hip(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with curbs identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 3,310 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.

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