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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024109733 · 10/18/2024 · Tower Health Medical Group Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation - Wyomissing

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hip joint(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Fall while sitting
Source
Chairs, single-person seating
Secondary source
Other constructed surface

Employer

Name
Tower Health Medical Group Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation - Wyomissing
Location
2802 Paper Mill Road, READING, PENNSYLVANIA, 19610
NAICS
621340
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was standing up from a chair and twisted an ankle, causing them to fall to the ground. The employee sustained an intertrochanteric fracture of the right femur.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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