Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 124074.015 - Employee trips and falls down stairs, injures neck and spina

Accident Summary Nr: 124074.015 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 11/27/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1449624.015	12/06/2019		622110	Mills Peninsula Medical Center

Abstract: At 10:15 a.m. on November 27, 2019, Employee #1, a physical therapist assistant, was coming down the stairs from the fifth floor to the fourth floor, when she tripped and fell down to the landing area of the stairwell, suffering a head and back injury. She stated that she was by herself on the stairs the day of the accident. Employee #1 stated that the stairs were clear of any obstruction. The employee suffered a broken neck and a spinal cord injury when she hit the railing of the stairs. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: Broken Bone, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Handrail, Neck, Spine, Stair, Stair Landing, Tripped

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1449624.015	64	F	Hospitalized injury		Physician/Nurse

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