Houses of Hope of Nebraska

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — LINCOLN, NEBRASKA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Houses of Hope of Nebraska in LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
Employer Houses of Hope of Nebraska Report ID 2022032041
Address Between 6411 and 6423 Orchard Street City, State ZIP LINCOLN, NEBRASKA 68505
Event Date March 6, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Knee(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Stairs, steps-outdoors
Secondary Source Sidewalk, path, outdoor walkway-paved
Industry (NAICS) 624190 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.82000, -96.63000

Incident Narrative

An employee fell at the bottom stair of an outside stairway. She landed on the concrete sidewalk and broke her left kneecap in two places.

Incident Summary

On March 6, 2022, a worker at Houses of Hope of Nebraska in LINCOLN, NEBRASKA suffered fractures to the knee(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with stairs, steps-outdoors identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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