New Comer Cremations & Funerals
Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified — Avulsions, enucleations — NORTH SYRACUSE, NEW YORK
| Employer | New Comer Cremations & Funerals | Report ID | 2023054138 |
| Address | 705 North Main Street | City, State ZIP | NORTH SYRACUSE, NEW YORK 13212 |
| Event Date | May 8, 2023 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Eye Loss |
| Nature of Injury | Avulsions, enucleations | Body Part | Eye(s) |
| Event Type | Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified | Source of Injury | Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 812210 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.14000, -76.12000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was loading flowers into a funeral home vehicle when they tripped and fell, striking their face on the retaining wall of a flower bed. The employee sustained a facial injury and lost an eye.
Incident Summary
On May 8, 2023, a worker at New Comer Cremations & Funerals in NORTH SYRACUSE, NEW YORK suffered avulsions, enucleations to the eye(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified, with floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, eye loss.
Context
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