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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2025054659 · 5/18/2025 · U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 8HHNHB028

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Fall while sitting
Source
Wheelchairs, scooters powered
Secondary source
Doors unspecified

Employer

Name
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 8HHNHB028
Location
9000 ROCKVILLE PIKE, ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND, 20892
NAICS
923120
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee was using a mobility scooter to traverse a hallway. They turned around in the doorway of an automatic door. It started closing and struck the mobility scooter causing it to tip over and land on the employee. The employee sustained a broken femur.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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