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Hartford Healthcare

Fall on same level due to slipping — Fractures — WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Hartford Healthcare in WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT
Employer Hartford Healthcare Report ID 20191212558
Address 43 Murray Street, APT 98 City, State ZIP WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT 06710
Event Date December 5, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Fall on same level due to slipping Source of Injury Parking lot, unspecified
Secondary Source Ice, sleet, snow
Industry (NAICS) 622110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.56000, -73.04000

Incident Narrative

A nurse had just completed a home visit and was walking through a parking lot to her car. She slipped on a patch of ice and fell onto her right side, suffering a broken right tibia and fibula.

Incident Summary

On December 5, 2019, a worker at Hartford Healthcare in WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slipping, with parking lot, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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