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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2018065901 · 6/15/2018 · Piedmont Healthcare, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
Source
Sidewalk, path, outdoor walkway-paved
Secondary source
Shoes, boots, slippers, sandals

Employer

Name
Piedmont Healthcare, Inc.
Location
1968 Peachmont Rd., ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30309
NAICS
621999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was walking in a hospital parking lot. She stepped onto the sidewalk, which caught her flip-flop. She tripped and fell onto a nearby car, then rolled, her right hip striking the pavement. She was hospitalized with a broken right femoral neck requiring surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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