Independent Group Home Living, Inc.
Fall while sitting — Fractures — EAST MORICHES, New York
| Employer | Independent Group Home Living, Inc. |
| Address | 65 Pine Street |
| City, State ZIP | EAST MORICHES, New York 11940 |
| Report ID | 2025032975 |
| Event Date | March 31, 2025 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Arm(s) unspecified |
| Event Type | Fall while sitting |
| Source of Injury | Chairs, single-person seating |
| Secondary Source | Source, secondary source unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 623312 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.81170, -72.76220 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was sitting at their desk in the office. The employee got up from the desk and fell, fracturing their left arm. The employee was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On March 31, 2025, a worker at Independent Group Home Living, Inc. in EAST MORICHES, New York suffered fractures to the arm(s) unspecified. The incident was classified as fall while sitting, with chairs, single-person seating identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 129 severe injury reports involving "Fall while sitting" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall while sitting injuries.
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| May 4, 2023 | ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS, INC. | SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota | Fractures | Hosp. |
| Oct 18, 2024 | Tower Health Medical Group Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation - Wyomissing | READING, Pennsylvania | Fractures | Hosp. |
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