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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2018099428 · 9/12/2018 · Shannon Medical Center

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
Source
Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Medical and surgical instruments and equipment, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Shannon Medical Center
Location
120 E Harris, SAN ANGELO, TEXAS, 76903
NAICS
622110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was reaching for an item on a shelf in a storage room when she turned and tripped over the wheel of a portable dialysis machine. She fell to the floor and landed on her left kneecap, breaking it and requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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