Gundersen Health Systems

Fall on same level n.e.c. — Damage to replaced joints — LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Gundersen Health Systems in LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN
Employer Gundersen Health Systems Report ID 2025055073
Address 1900 South Avenue City, State ZIP LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN 54601
Event Date May 29, 2025 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Damage to replaced joints Body Part Hip joint(s)
Event Type Fall on same level n.e.c. Source of Injury Other constructed surface
Secondary Source Utility carts, hand trucks, dollies
Industry (NAICS) 621498 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 43.79000, -91.24000

Incident Narrative

An employee collected rags in a housekeeping closet. They were finishing up their shift and traversing to a locker room with a wheeled garbage cart. The employee fell to the floor and struck their right hip. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured hip.

Incident Summary

On May 29, 2025, a worker at Gundersen Health Systems in LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN suffered damage to replaced joints to the hip joint(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level n.e.c., with other constructed surface identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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