Avalon Bay Communities

Fall on same level due to slip or trip — Fractures — AMITYVILLE, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Avalon Bay Communities in AMITYVILLE, NEW YORK
Employer Avalon Bay Communities Report ID 2024021771
Address 366 Broadway City, State ZIP AMITYVILLE, NEW YORK 11701
Event Date February 27, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Back lumbar region
Event Type Fall on same level due to slip or trip Source of Injury Other constructed surface
Secondary Source Source, secondary source unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 531311 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.68000, -73.41000

Incident Narrative

An employee was standing in the workroom creating move-in packets for new residents when she fell and fractured her L-1 and L-2 vertebrae. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On February 27, 2024, a worker at Avalon Bay Communities in AMITYVILLE, NEW YORK suffered fractures to the back lumbar region. The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slip or trip, with other constructed surface identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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