Professional Therapy Services, Inc.
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified — BELLEVILLE, Illinois
| Employer | Professional Therapy Services, Inc. |
| Address | 2900 Frank Scott Pkwy W, STE 930 |
| City, State ZIP | BELLEVILLE, Illinois 62223 |
| Report ID | 2024032542 |
| Event Date | March 21, 2024 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified |
| Body Part | Upper and lower extremities n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| Source of Injury | Stairs, steps |
| Secondary Source | Other constructed surface |
| Industry (NAICS) | 621340 |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.55152, -90.02652 |
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Incident Narrative
On March 21, 2024, an employee was descending the indoor, carpeted stairs of a patient's residence when their heel slipped on the second-to-last step and they fell down the steps onto their left side. This resulted in injuries to their right knee, left shoulder, and bruising on their left big toe.
Incident Summary
On March 21, 2024, a worker at Professional Therapy Services, Inc. in BELLEVILLE, Illinois suffered traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified to the upper and lower extremities n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with stairs, steps identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 586 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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