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Holy Guardian Angels Parish

Fall on same level due to slip or trip — Fractures — READING, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Holy Guardian Angels Parish in READING, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Holy Guardian Angels Parish Report ID 2024065182
Address 3121 Kutztown Road City, State ZIP READING, PENNSYLVANIA 19605
Event Date June 12, 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 Ground, travel, and support surfaces unspecified
Secondary Source Utility carts, hand trucks, dollies
Industry (NAICS) 813110 Inspection # 1757312
GPS Coordinates 40.38000, -75.91000

Incident Narrative

An employee was setting up for a festival when they tripped over a table cart and fell onto their backside, resulting in a compression fracture in the L2 vertebra that required hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On June 12, 2024, a worker at Holy Guardian Angels Parish in READING, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the back lumbar region. The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slip or trip, with ground, travel, and support surfaces unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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