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Report: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet at Houston Methodist St. John Hospital in Houston, Texas
DATE: 05/15/17
An employee was securing a cabinet to the wall. He had one foot on a ladder and the other on a shelf so he could reach the top of the new cabinet. The shelf anchor failed, causing the cabinet and employee to fall approximately 42 inches. He suffered contusions to the right flank, a right rib fracture, and hip pain and needed right arm stitches.
| Report ID | 2017054390 | |
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| Date | 05/15/2017 | |
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| UPA | 1215200 | |
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| Primary NAICS | 621112 | |
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| Nature | 111 | Fractures |
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| Part of Body | 310 | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders |
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| Source | 7420 | Movable ladders, unspecified |
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| Secondary Source | 2212 | Cabinets, cases-display, storage |
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| Event | 4331 | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
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| Hospitalized | Yes | |
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| Amputation | No | |
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