Consumer Support Services, Inc.

Fall on same level due to slipping — Fractures — NEWARK, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Consumer Support Services, Inc. in NEWARK, OHIO
Employer Consumer Support Services, Inc. Report ID 2021075696
Address 1139 Sunrise Drive City, State ZIP NEWARK, OHIO 43055
Event Date July 12, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Fall on same level due to slipping Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Container caps, lids, covers
Industry (NAICS) 623210 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.07000, -82.43000

Incident Narrative

An employee was carrying dirty laundry to a laundry room when the lid to the clothes basket came off and fell to the tiled floor. The employee slipped on the lid, fell forward, and suffered a broken lower tibia and contusions to the head and knees.

Incident Summary

On July 12, 2021, a worker at Consumer Support Services, Inc. in NEWARK, OHIO suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slipping, with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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