Bayhealth

Fall on same level due to slip or trip — Fractures — DOVER, DELAWARE

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Bayhealth in DOVER, DELAWARE
Employer Bayhealth Report ID 2024109486
Address 640 South State Street City, State ZIP DOVER, DELAWARE 19901
Event Date October 11, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Shoulder(s), clavicle(s), scapula(e)
Event Type Fall on same level due to slip or trip Source of Injury Other constructed surface
Secondary Source Loading docks, dock plates
Industry (NAICS) 622110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 39.15000, -75.52000

Incident Narrative

An employee tripped over a dock plate on a warehouse dock and fell. Her left shoulder struck the concrete dock floor, and she suffered multiple fractures to the shoulder as well as a head laceration. She was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On October 11, 2024, a worker at Bayhealth in DOVER, DELAWARE suffered fractures to the shoulder(s), clavicle(s), scapula(e). 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.

Context

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