Fractures

Name: Fractures at Medical City Fort Worth
Start: 10/13/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023109482 · 10/13/2023 · Medical City Fort Worth

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source: Movable ladders, unspecified
Secondary source: Desks

Employer

Name: Medical City Fort Worth
Location: 900 8th Ave, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76104
NAICS: 622110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was replacing ceiling tiles while standing on a 4-foot ladder with a 3-foot high platform. The employee reached outwards and the ladder slid out causing the employee to fall. The employee struck the edge of a desk and sustained six fractured ribs.

Source

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