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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20241211502 · 12/12/2024 · Wilkes-Barre General Hospital

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Arm(s) unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Fall on same level due to slip or trip
Source
Other constructed surface
Secondary source
Movable floor coverings not attached

Employer

Name
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital
Location
575 North River Street, WILKES BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA, 18702
NAICS
622110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was helping a nurse care for a patient when he tripped on a fall mat near the patient's bed and fell. The employee sustained a displaced fracture and a non-displaced fracture in his left arm.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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