Brookdale Senior Living at Eden Estates

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — BEDFORD, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Brookdale Senior Living at Eden Estates in BEDFORD, TEXAS
Employer Brookdale Senior Living at Eden Estates Report ID 2021021317
Address 1997 Forest Ridge Drive City, State ZIP BEDFORD, TEXAS 76021
Event Date February 12, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Step ladders
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 623110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 32.84000, -97.14000

Incident Narrative

A maintenance employee lost his balance and fell from a step ladder to the floor while checking a heating unit in the ceiling. The employee sustained fractures to his right ankle and tibial plateau.

Incident Summary

On February 12, 2021, a worker at Brookdale Senior Living at Eden Estates in BEDFORD, TEXAS suffered fractures to the ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with step ladders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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