Costco Wholesale

Fall on same level due to tripping over an object — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Costco Wholesale in CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Costco Wholesale Report ID 2022032506
Address 1050 Cranberry Square Drive City, State ZIP CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA 16066
Event Date March 20, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Fall on same level due to tripping over an object Source of Injury Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Secondary Source Benches, workbenches, saw horses
Industry (NAICS) 424490 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.68000, -80.10000

Incident Narrative

An employee tripped over a stationary bench and fell to the ground, suffering a hip injury that required surgery.

Incident Summary

On March 20, 2022, a worker at Costco Wholesale in CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the hip(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to tripping over an object, with floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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