Wetherington Golf & Country Club
Fall, slip, trip unspecified — Intracranial injuries with skull fractures — WEST CHESTER, OHIO
| Employer | Wetherington Golf & Country Club | Report ID | 2024076020 |
| Address | 7337 Country Club Lane | City, State ZIP | WEST CHESTER, OHIO 45069 |
| Event Date | July 4, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Intracranial injuries with skull fractures | Body Part | Brain |
| Event Type | Fall, slip, trip unspecified | Source of Injury | Golf cart, personnel transport cart |
| Secondary Source | Tables, desks, work surfaces | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 713910 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.36000, -84.37000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On July 4, at 10:00 AM, two employees were loading a cornhole game into a golf cart when the game slipped and pressed the gas pedal. The golf cart lurched forward causing an employee to fall on the blacktop and strike their head. The employee was hospitalized with skull fractures and a brain bleed, internal injury to an ear that included loss of hearing, and broken ribs.
Incident Summary
On July 4, 2024, a worker at Wetherington Golf & Country Club in WEST CHESTER, OHIO suffered intracranial injuries with skull fractures to the brain. The incident was classified as fall, slip, trip unspecified, with golf cart, personnel transport cart identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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