Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Jordan Valley Community Health Center, 440 E Tampa St, SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI 65806
on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee cleaned a table top and turned to walk away when her feet became caught, causing her to trip and fall. She fractured her right hip.
An employee arrived at work and was walking into the store through the parking lot. The employee tripped over a curb and fell to the ground, sustaining a femur fracture.
An employee collected rags in a housekeeping closet. They were finishing up their shift and traversing to a locker room with a wheeled garbage cart. The employee fell to the floor and struck their right hip. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured hip.
An employee was getting up from her chair when she twisted her left ankle and then injured her right foot while falling. The employee was hospitalized with a closed displaced trimalleolar fracture of the right ankle.
An employee was setting chains to secure a concrete barrier to a front-end loader. The chain became twisted and lost slack. The concrete barricade fell on the employee's left foot, causing a partial amputation to a toe.
On December 2, 2024, an employee was exiting a patient room while her foot was entangled in the wires of a sonograph machine and she fell to the floor. The employee sustained a non-displaced fracture to her left femoral neck.
An employee was cleaning a daily room. She walked in and took trash out from the trash can. She then took a step back and her right shoe got stuck/stayed gripped on the floor, causing her to fall on her right side. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured right hip and required surgery for her right wrist.
An employee was readjusting a safety hook to remove hardware from gang forms when his feet slipped. He fell to the ground, resulting in a broken left arm and wrist.
An employee was on a step ladder in a store aisle, making room on shelving for merchandise. She fell from the step ladder to the floor, suffering two fractures in her left leg. She was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was closing the side cargo door to a company van. The tip of his finger got caught between the door and the door jamb, resulting in a partial amputation.
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