Lion Country Safari

Fall on same level due to tripping over an object — Fractures — LOXAHATCHEE, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Lion Country Safari in LOXAHATCHEE, FLORIDA
Employer Lion Country Safari Report ID 20221110112
Address 2003 Lion Country Safari Road City, State ZIP LOXAHATCHEE, FLORIDA 33470
Event Date November 16, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Fall on same level due to tripping over an object Source of Injury Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Secondary Source Wood, lumber, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 541940 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 26.71000, -80.32000

Incident Narrative

An employee was escorting campers to their campsite. While walking toward a golf cart, the employee tripped over a landscape timber and fell. The employee sustained a laceration to the right side of the head, a fractured right hip and two fractured fingers.

Incident Summary

On November 16, 2022, a worker at Lion Country Safari in LOXAHATCHEE, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. 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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