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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2022076048 · 7/12/2022 · Atria Bethlehem

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Thoracic region
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
Source
Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Walls

Employer

Name
Atria Bethlehem
Location
1745 W Macada Rd, BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA, 18017
NAICS
623311
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was opening the magnetic office door. To do so, he had to bend down and manipulate the door stop to keep the door open. After placing the door stop in the proper position, he stood up and fell backward striking the wall behind him and resulting in fractured thoracic vertebrae.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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