Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221529498

EMERALD HEALTH SERVICES, LLC

Event
Blood Clot, Fall, Fall On Same Level, Fracture, Leg, Nurse, Tripped
NAICS
623110
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#346438898
Employer profile
EMERALD HEALTH SERVICES, LLC
Summary number
221529498
Report ID
0950641

Event description

Employee Dies From Blood Clot After Fracturing Leg In Fall

Investigation abstract

At 9:00 a.m. on November 21, 2022, an employee was walking to a hospital. The employee was a traveling nurse. While walking, the employee tripped and fractured her lower right leg. Approximately five and a half weeks later, the employee died after developing a blood clot.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 45 F

    Event type
    4

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