Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at St. Francis Medical Center, 2620 West Faidley Ave., GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA 68803
on — Fractures, affecting the knee(s).
Final narrative
An employee tripped on a portable monitor cord and broke the right patella.
HospitalizedKnee(s)Floor, n.e.c.
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