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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2022010637 · 1/21/2022 · Rhode Island Hospital

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source
Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
Secondary source
Parking lot-paved

Employer

Name
Rhode Island Hospital
Location
593 Eddy Street, PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, 02903
NAICS
622110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was in a loading dock area, moving a laundry cart down a ramp, when he fell backward over the railing onto the pavement below. He landed on his back and hit his head on the asphalt. He suffered broken vertebrae and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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