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Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture

1 hospitalization · 2024010024 · 1/2/2024 · Lancaster General Health

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Brain
Nature of injury
Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Chairs, single-person seating
Secondary source
Other constructed surface

Employer

Name
Lancaster General Health
Location
434 N Lime St, LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA, 17604
NAICS
517919
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On January 2, 2024, at 8:15 a.m., an employee was sitting at his desk while on the phone. The employee leaned back in his chair, fell backward and struck his head on an electrical wall receptacle, resulting in internal bleeding and a laceration to the back of his scalp. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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