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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2021098011 · 9/17/2021 · UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Upper and lower limb(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
Source
Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Tables, worktables

Employer

Name
UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital
Location
202 South Park Street, MADISON, WISCONSIN, 53715
NAICS
622110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was assisting a patient get up from the CT table and move across the room. The employee's right foot got caught in the CT table straps; the employee fell forward into the wall and then down to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a right patellar fracture and a fractured left radius.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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