Whelen Engineering

Fall on same level due to tripping over an object — Fractures — CHARLESTOWN, NEW HAMPSHIRE

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Whelen Engineering in CHARLESTOWN, NEW HAMPSHIRE
Employer Whelen Engineering Report ID 20191212412
Address 99 ceda rd City, State ZIP CHARLESTOWN, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03603
Event Date December 3, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Fall on same level due to tripping over an object Source of Injury Bands
Industry (NAICS) 335999 Inspection # 1448964
GPS Coordinates 43.26000, -72.40000

Incident Narrative

An employee was retrieving empty boxes from a pallet. The employee unknowingly stepped into a loose section of banding on a bundle of boxes on the bottom of the pallet. When she went to walk away, she tripped and fell to the ground, breaking her hip.

Incident Summary

On December 3, 2019, a worker at Whelen Engineering in CHARLESTOWN, NEW HAMPSHIRE suffered fractures to the hip(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to tripping over an object, with bands identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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