Vehicle Safety
Recalls Search 320,000+ NHTSA safety recalls Complaints 2.1M+ consumer safety complaints TSBs 4.7M technical service bulletins VIN Lookup Decode any vehicle VIN instantly OBD Codes 12,000+ diagnostic trouble codes Fuel Economy EPA MPG data for all vehicles Statistics Recall trends & safety analysis
Consumer Safety
Product Safety 9,700+ CPSC product recalls Food Safety 28,600+ FDA food recalls Pet Safety 1.3M FDA animal adverse events Drug Safety 17,500+ FDA drug recalls Device Safety 38,400+ FDA device recalls Workplace Safety 102,900+ OSHA injury reports
Infrastructure
Bridge Safety 624,000 bridge inspections Aviation Safety 30,000+ NTSB aviation events Dam Safety 92,600 dam safety records Water Safety 433,000+ public water systems Railroad Safety 438,000+ rail crossings Pipeline Safety 8,800+ pipeline incidents
Public Health
Nursing Homes 14,700 CMS rated facilities Environmental 80,000+ hazardous sites & releases

Heartland Hospice

Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — CARLISLE, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Heartland Hospice in CARLISLE, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Heartland Hospice Report ID 2020098658
Address 1200 Walnut Bottom Rd. City, State ZIP CARLISLE, PENNSYLVANIA 17015
Event Date September 11, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Upper and lower limb(s)
Event Type Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs Source of Injury Stairs, steps-outdoors
Industry (NAICS) 623110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.17000, -77.21000

Incident Narrative

An employee tripped and fell while stepping up onto a stoop, injuring her right arm and left leg.

Incident Summary

On September 11, 2020, a worker at Heartland Hospice in CARLISLE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the upper and lower limb(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs, with stairs, steps-outdoors identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 218 severe injury reports involving "Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs injuries.

See all reports for Heartland Hospice.

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Apr 21, 2021 Summer Sky, Inc STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS Fractures Hosp.
Nov 23, 2017 Northwestern Medicine CAROL STREAM, ILLINOIS Fractures Hosp.
Mar 26, 2015 Finger Lakes Home Care GENEVA, NEW YORK Fractures Hosp.
Jun 11, 2021 Darden IRVING, TEXAS Fractures Hosp.
Dec 13, 2019 Mercy Hospital FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages Hosp.
Jan 25, 2022 The Meadows Psychiatric Center CENTRE HALL, PENNSYLVANIA Fractures Hosp.
Jul 28, 2020 Family Links PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA Fractures Hosp.
Oct 9, 2020 Buddys Newco, LLC ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FLORIDA Fractures Hosp.
Browse All Injury Reports