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Sprains, strains, tears, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2015107837 · 10/20/2015 · Express Scripts

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Knee(s)
Nature of injury
Sprains, strains, tears, unspecified

Cause

Event
Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
Source
Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Blackboards, bulletin boards, mirrors-stand-alone

Employer

Name
Express Scripts
Location
4600 North Hanley, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63134
NAICS
424210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was clipping paper on a white board. When she turned away from the board, she tripped on the leg of the white board and fell striking her left knee on the floor and her right knee popped. She felt pain in the right knee and had difficulty lifting herself from the floor. She was hospitalized overnight with a sprain, strain injury.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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