SCL Health - Front Range, Inc.
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet - Intracranial injuries, unspecified - WHEAT RIDGE, Colorado
| Employer | SCL Health - Front Range, Inc. |
| Address | 8550 W 38th Ave Ste 220 |
| City, State ZIP | WHEAT RIDGE, Colorado 80033 |
| Report ID | 2023109460 |
| Event Date | October 13, 2023 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Intracranial injuries, unspecified |
| Body Part | Brain |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| Source of Injury | Stairs, steps, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Stairs, steps, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 621111 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.76000, -105.09000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was taking the staircase on her way to lunch when she missed two steps and fell back and hit her head on the stairs, resulting in a head injury that required hospitalization.
Incident Summary
On October 13, 2023, a worker at SCL Health - Front Range, Inc. in WHEAT RIDGE, Colorado suffered intracranial injuries, unspecified to the brain. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with stairs, steps, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 3,309 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.
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