Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 131655.015 - Employee falls while carrying trash bags, suffers broken col

Accident Summary Nr: 131655.015 -- Report ID: 0155010 -- Event Date: 12/09/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1506259.015	12/11/2020		532291	Lincare Inc.

Abstract: At 2:45 p.m. on December 9, 2020, Employee #1 was walking down a 14-step stairway while carrying a full trash bag and a new trash bag. The employee tripped and fell from midway down the stairs. Emergency services were called, and the employee was transported to the hospital, where she was admitted and treated for a broken right-side collarbone, four broken right-side ribs, and a bruised right lung.

Keywords: Broken Bone, Collarbone, Contusion, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Lung, Stair, Trash Bin, Tripped

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1506259.015	60	F	Hospitalized injury		Dispatchers

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