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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20201110402 · 11/3/2020 · DECATUR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown, n.e.c.
Source
Patient

Employer

Name
DECATUR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
Location
2300 NORTH EDWARD, DECATUR, ILLINOIS, 62526
NAICS
622110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On November 3, 2020, an employee was performing a mammogram on a patient. The patient went limp and passed out while clamped in the mammogram machine. When compression of the machine was released, the employee helped guide the patient's fall to the ground. The employee landed on the floor with the patient on top of them and suffered a fractured left ankle and tibia.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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