Fractures

Name: Fractures at U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
Start: 5/14/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019054878 · 5/14/2019 · U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Arm(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
Source: Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Power cords, electrical cords, extension cords

Employer

Name: U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
Location: 4600 SILVER HILL RD., SUITLAND, MARYLAND, 20746
NAICS: 926110
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee stood up to walk away from her desk when her foot became entangled in the computer cables under her desk/workstation, causing her to lose balance and fall to the floor. She extended her arms to break her fall and broke her left arm in two places.

Source

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