Texas Health Resources
Fall while sitting — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — PLANO, TEXAS
| Employer | Texas Health Resources | Report ID | 2020077184 |
| Address | 6200 W. Parker Road | City, State ZIP | PLANO, TEXAS 75093 |
| Event Date | July 30, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Hip(s) |
| Event Type | Fall while sitting | Source of Injury | Floor, n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Chairs | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 622110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.04000, -96.83000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee had been standing and giving a presentation. When finished, he went to sit down in a chair but the chair rolled out from under him. The employee fell to the floor, sustained a left hip injury, and was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On July 30, 2020, a worker at Texas Health Resources in PLANO, TEXAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the hip(s). The incident was classified as fall while sitting, with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 128 severe injury reports involving "Fall while sitting" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall while sitting injuries.
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