Fractures and dislocations

Name: Fractures and dislocations at Tifton Regional Health System, Inc.
Start: 10/22/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023109738 · 10/22/2023 · Tifton Regional Health System, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Nature of injury: Fractures and dislocations

Cause

Event: Fall on same level, n.e.c.
Source: Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Sheets, towels, linens, bedding

Employer

Name: Tifton Regional Health System, Inc.
Location: 901 East 18th Street, TIFTON, GEORGIA, 31794
NAICS: 622110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was assisting a patient with a labor and delivery technique that requires both the patient and employee to hold onto separate ends of a sheet or towel. The patient lost hold of the sheet, causing the employee to fall backward to the floor, resulting in a displaced tailbone and two vertebral fractures.

Source

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