Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, 350 ENGLE STREET, ENGLEWOOD, NEW JERSEY 07631
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee tripped over the wheel of a wheelchair and fell resulting in head trauma and a left knee injury.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Floor, n.e.c.
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