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Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2024087184 · 8/7/2024 · Friendship Village of Columbus

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified
Nature of injury
Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified

Cause

Event
Fall on same level due to slip or trip
Source
Other constructed surface
Secondary source
Fans, blowers wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation

Employer

Name
Friendship Village of Columbus
Location
5800 Forest Hills Blvd., COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43231
NAICS
623311
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was pushing a plastic cart to put away clean dishes when they tripped over the bottom of a 3-foot tall industrial fan and fell to the floor on their backside. The fall may have exacerbated a prior back injury, and the employee was hospitalized due to burning and tingling in their legs.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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