BERKSHIRE FAMILY AND INDIVIDUAL RESOURCES, INC.

Fall on same level due to slip or trip — Fractures and soft tissue injuries — NORTH ADAMS, MASSACHUSETTS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at BERKSHIRE FAMILY AND INDIVIDUAL RESOURCES, INC. in NORTH ADAMS, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer BERKSHIRE FAMILY AND INDIVIDUAL RESOURCES, INC. Report ID 20241211358
Address 251 Cascade Street City, State ZIP NORTH ADAMS, MASSACHUSETTS 01247
Event Date December 9, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and soft tissue injuries Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Fall on same level due to slip or trip Source of Injury Other constructed surface
Secondary Source Ice, sleet, snow, hail
Industry (NAICS) 623210 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 42.47000, -73.30000

Incident Narrative

An employee was wheeling a garbage tote to the end of a driveway on a steep hill. The employee slipped on black ice and suffered a dislocation and three broken bones in his left ankle. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On December 9, 2024, a worker at BERKSHIRE FAMILY AND INDIVIDUAL RESOURCES, INC. in NORTH ADAMS, MASSACHUSETTS suffered fractures and soft tissue injuries to the ankle(s). 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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