Fractures

Name: Fractures at Northwest Community Hospital
Start: 1/24/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024010739 · 1/24/2024 · Northwest Community Hospital

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Fall while sitting
Source: Chairs, single-person seating
Secondary source: Tote bags, shoulder bags

Employer

Name: Northwest Community Hospital
Location: 800 W Central Road, ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS, 60005
NAICS: 622110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was sitting at a nurses' station. As she got up from her chair, she tripped over a purse that was underneath the chair and fell to the floor, resulting in a closed fracture of her right tibia.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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