Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
| Employer | Brooklyn Botanic Garden | Report ID | 2021109132 |
| Address | 1000 Washington Avenue | City, State ZIP | BROOKLYN, NEW YORK 11225 |
| Event Date | October 22, 2021 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Ankle(s) |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Source of Injury | Ladders, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Nonclassifiable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 712130 | Inspection # | 1560808 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.66000, -73.96000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was climbing down from a roof on a ladder. The employee fell from the ladder and suffered an injury to the left ankle.
Incident Summary
On October 22, 2021, a worker at Brooklyn Botanic Garden in BROOKLYN, NEW YORK suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with ladders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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