Fractures

Name: Fractures at UMass Memorial Medical Center, Inc.
Start: 4/15/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025043496 · 4/15/2025 · UMass Memorial Medical Center, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Fall on same level due to slip or trip
Source: Constructed surface irregularity
Secondary source: Health care and orthopedic equipment n.e.c.

Employer

Name: UMass Memorial Medical Center, Inc.
Location: 119 Belmont Street, WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, 01605
NAICS: 622110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was walking when the controlled ankle motion (CAM) boot on their right leg caught the edge of uneven flooring that had recently been repaired with epoxy that had not cured properly. She slipped and fell to the floor, sustaining a fractured right tibial plateau and striking her head on a fire door.

Source

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