Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Life Care Center of Burlington, 601 Cross St., BURLINGTON, KANSAS 66839
on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was responding to a patient's call, tripped over the call light cord, and fell fracturing the left hip.
HospitalizedHip(s)Floor, n.e.c.
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