Concussions

Name: Concussions at Charleston Area Medical Center, Inc.
Start: 2/22/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023021669 · 2/22/2023 · Charleston Area Medical Center, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Brain
Nature of injury: Concussions

Cause

Event: Fall on same level, n.e.c.
Source: Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered

Employer

Name: Charleston Area Medical Center, Inc.
Location: 3200 MacCorkle Avenue SE, CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA, 25304
NAICS: 622110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was pushing a housekeeping cart when it collided with a dietary cart, causing the employee to fall and strike her head on the wall. The employee was hospitalized for a left hip injury and a concussion.

Source

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