Fractures

Name: Fractures at Department of Veteran Affairs
Start: 5/23/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017054653 · 5/23/2017 · Department of Veteran Affairs

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple leg locations, unspecified
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Fall on same level, n.e.c.
Source: Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Fabric pressers and ironing appliances

Employer

Name: Department of Veteran Affairs
Location: 179-00 Linden Blvd, JAMAICA, NEW YORK, 11425
NAICS: 623311
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was changing the ribbon on a linen press when his shirt became caught in the press machine. He twisted his body and fell to the floor, fracturing his femur and leg.

Source

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