Fractures

Name: Fractures at Jefferson Regional Medical Center
Start: 8/22/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018088687 · 8/22/2018 · Jefferson Regional Medical Center

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Benches, workbenches, saw horses

Employer

Name: Jefferson Regional Medical Center
Location: 565 Coal Valley Road, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, 15236
NAICS: 622110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was responding to a request for assistance for a sick patient in a cardiac rehab outpatient unit. The employee was running to get towels when the employee's knee struck a bench. The employee then fell backwards incurring additional injuries. The result was a fracture of the left tibia plateau, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Source

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