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VCA SOUTH SHORE ANIMAL HOSPITAL

Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c. — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — SOUTH WEYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at VCA SOUTH SHORE ANIMAL HOSPITAL in SOUTH WEYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer VCA SOUTH SHORE ANIMAL HOSPITAL Report ID 2021021196
Address 595 COLUMBIAN STREET City, State ZIP SOUTH WEYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS 02190
Event Date February 9, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c. Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Animals, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 541940 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.18000, -70.97000

Incident Narrative

An employee was attempting to take the temperature of a pet animal when the employee fell over the animal, resulting in an injured back.

Incident Summary

On February 9, 2021, a worker at VCA SOUTH SHORE ANIMAL HOSPITAL in SOUTH WEYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c., with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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