Fractures

Name: Fractures at Lehigh Valley Health Network
Start: 5/10/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025054417 · 5/10/2025 · Lehigh Valley Health Network

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Lehigh Valley Health Network
Location: 1200 South Cedar Crest Blvd., ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 18103
NAICS: 622110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was rising from a chair when their foot caught on the chair, causing them to fall to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a displaced fracture of the right humerus.

Source

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