Boulder Community Hospital

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet - Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury - BOULDER, Colorado

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Boulder Community Hospital in BOULDER, Colorado
Employer Boulder Community Hospital
Address 4715 Arapahoe Ave
City, State ZIP BOULDER, Colorado 80303
Report ID 20191212801
Event Date December 12, 2019
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
Body Part Head and trunk
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source of Injury Chairs
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 622110
GPS Coordinates 40.01459, -105.23577

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Incident Narrative

An employee was standing on a chair while filing when the chair rolled out from under her and she fell to the floor, hitting her head and tailbone.

Incident Summary

On December 12, 2019, a worker at Boulder Community Hospital in BOULDER, Colorado suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the head and trunk. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with chairs identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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