All Ways Caring HomeCare - Saint Joseph, Missouri

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at All Ways Caring HomeCare - Saint Joseph, Missouri in SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI
Employer All Ways Caring HomeCare - Saint Joseph, Missouri Report ID 2023098222
Address 5026 Stone Crest Terr City, State ZIP SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI 64506
Event Date September 6, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Stairs, steps-indoors
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 621610 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 39.77000, -94.77000

Incident Narrative

An employee had been assisting a client with daily living activates. The employee was leaving the client's home through the garage when they fell down 2 stairs. They landed on a parked motorcycle and the garage floor. The employee sustained a fractured left arm and required surgery.

Incident Summary

On September 6, 2023, a worker at All Ways Caring HomeCare - Saint Joseph, Missouri in SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with stairs, steps-indoors identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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