Intracranial injuries, unspecified

Name: Intracranial injuries, unspecified at Penn Highlands DuBois
Start: 8/26/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015086170 · 8/26/2015 · Penn Highlands DuBois

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Brain
Nature of injury: Intracranial injuries, unspecified

Cause

Event: Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
Source: Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Patient hoists, lifting harnesses

Employer

Name: Penn Highlands DuBois
Location: 100 Hospital Avenue, DUBOIS, PENNSYLVANIA, 15801
NAICS: 622110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Two employees had just completed transferring a patient to a bed using a Hoyer Lift. The employees were then going to wash the patient. One of the employees stepped away from the bed and tripped on the Hoyer Lift. The employee fell and struck her head on the wall. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown