Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Willis Knighton Health Systems, 2611 Greenwood Rd, SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA 71103
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was walking in a carpeted area. She tripped where the carpet meets that tile at the rubber threshold, hitting her head and injuring her left elbow and both knees.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Floor, n.e.c.
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More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 622110)
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