Excel Home Care, a Help at Home Company

Fall on same level due to slipping — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Excel Home Care, a Help at Home Company in PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Excel Home Care, a Help at Home Company Report ID 2021021223
Address 355 Lincoln Avenue City, State ZIP PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA 15202
Event Date February 10, 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 slipping Source of Injury Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Secondary Source Ice, sleet, snow
Industry (NAICS) 621610 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.49000, -80.05000

Incident Narrative

An employee was walking into a store from a parking lot when they slipped and fell on ice, resulting in a spinal injury.

Incident Summary

On February 10, 2021, a worker at Excel Home Care, a Help at Home Company in PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA 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 slipping, with floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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