Fractures and dislocations

Name: Fractures and dislocations at Western Area Power Administration
Start: 11/20/2016

1 hospitalization · 20161110892 · 11/20/2016 · Western Area Power Administration

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Fractures and dislocations

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Western Area Power Administration
Location: 1330 41st Street SE, WATERTOWN, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57201
NAICS: 221111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was walking to his truck when he slipped on ice in the parking lot and fell to the ground, breaking his right fibula in two places and dislocating his ankle.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown