Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at COFFEE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC., 1101 Ocilla Rd., DOUGLAS, GEORGIA 31533
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was making her rounds and slipped and fell on the floor. The employee was admitted to the hospital for treatment. The employee sustained multiple injuries including a bruised left knee, a hairline fracture to the right knee, a displaced fracture to the left rib, a fracture to the left wrist and an impact fracture to the neck and left shoulder.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Floor, n.e.c.
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