Skull fracture and intracranial injury

Name: Skull fracture and intracranial injury at Ohio Health Doctor's Hospital West
Start: 5/2/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017054010 · 5/2/2017 · Ohio Health Doctor's Hospital West

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Brain
Nature of injury: Skull fracture and intracranial injury

Cause

Event: Fall on same level, n.e.c.
Source: Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Parts and materials, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Ohio Health Doctor's Hospital West
Location: 5100 West Broad Street, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43228
NAICS: 622110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On May 2, 2017, an employee was injured while transporting a patient. The employee was exiting an elevator with the patient on a bed. When the employee pulled on the footboard, it came off striking the employee in the head. The employee fell to the floor, again striking their head. The employee was hospitalized for a skull fracture and brain bleed.

Source

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