Fall on same level due to slipping · Traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Edward Hospital, 801 S. Washington, NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS 60564
on — Traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c., affecting the nonclassifiable.
Final narrative
On February 2, 2015, an employee was hospitalized due to a slip/fall accident, which occurred in the parking lot of the worksite.
On February 9, 2019, an employee received multiple concussions after tripping over a chair and falling at the nurse station. The employee struck her head on the coat/shoe rack.
An employee was exiting a patient's room when her shoe was caught in the carpeting. She fell, striking her head twice on the floor. She suffered a concussion and was hospitalized.
An employee was working in the forest flagging an area to be harvested. He took a step and his foot slipped on a stick hidden under the leaves, causing him to fall to the ground. He landed on his right foot/lower leg resulting in a fractured tibia.
An employee was inspecting an apartment to ensure it was ready for a new resident to move in. The carpet in the apartment had been recently cleaned and was still wet. As the employee went from the carpet to the tiled floor of the bathroom, they slipped and fell, resulting in a torn left hamstring.
An employee was delivering a letter along a rural carrier route when she stepped on an ice-covered snow drift, slipped, and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a right hip fracture that required surgery.
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