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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2015086053 · 8/24/2015 · Houston Methodist Hospital

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Ankle(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Fall on same level, n.e.c.
Source
Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Buckets, baskets, pails

Employer

Name
Houston Methodist Hospital
Location
6560 Fannin, Ste. 450, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77030
NAICS
622110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was standing on a step stool while applying a surgical dressing in the operating room. While stepping down, she stepped into a table-side bucket and fell, fracturing her left ankle. She was admitted and had surgery to repair her ankle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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