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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2016010211 · 1/12/2016 · U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, OSCAR G. JOHNSON VAMC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hip(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Fall on same level due to slipping
Source
Parking lot-paved
Secondary source
Ice, sleet, snow

Employer

Name
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, OSCAR G. JOHNSON VAMC
Location
325 EAST H STREET, IRON MOUNTAIN, MICHIGAN, 49801
NAICS
923140
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee returned from a home-based care site and parked in the parking lot. While unloading the car and standing between two parked cars, the employee slipped on ice and/or snow and fell to the ground, resulting in a fractured hip and hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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