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Falvey's Motors Inc

Fall on same level, n.e.c. — Fractures — NORWICH, CONNECTICUT

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Falvey's Motors Inc in NORWICH, CONNECTICUT
Employer Falvey's Motors Inc Report ID 20221210608
Address 395 West Thames Street City, State ZIP NORWICH, CONNECTICUT 06360
Event Date December 6, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Fall on same level, n.e.c. Source of Injury Parking lot, unspecified
Secondary Source Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 441110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.50000, -72.08000

Incident Narrative

An employee was in the parking lot, checking a VIN number on a damaged vehicle that was being towed into the shop. As she stepped away from the vehicle she got caught on the wire ring from a hubcap on the damaged vehicle, and fell backward, fracturing her left hip and spraining her left wrist.

Incident Summary

On December 6, 2022, a worker at Falvey's Motors Inc in NORWICH, CONNECTICUT suffered fractures to the hip(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level, n.e.c., with parking lot, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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