Fractures

Name: Fractures at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Start: 7/28/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024076838 · 7/28/2024 · Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Rib(s), oblique area
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Struck by object dropped by person
Source: Medical beds, stretchers, cots
Secondary source: Workers engaging in team lift

Employer

Name: Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Location: 500 University Drive, HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA, 17033
NAICS: 622110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was assisting Emergency Medical Services (EMS) staff with moving a patient out of an ambulance. The patient transport bed flipped over and struck the employee's chest causing rib fractures on the right side.

Source

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