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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024065132 · 6/10/2024 · Wisteria Place Assisted Living

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Contact with other person while providing medical or custodial care
Source
Patient
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Wisteria Place Assisted Living
Location
3202 Willis Street, ABILENE, TEXAS, 79605
NAICS
623312
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An occupational therapist and was assisting a patient to their room after a therapy session. She noticed another resident was standing out of his wheelchair and went to assist him back into his chair. The resident fell while she was assisting him, and his head struck her left leg below her knee causing a fracture to her left tibial bone. She was admitted to the hospital for surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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