Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, 380 Butterfly Gardens Lane, COLUMBUS, OHIO 43205
on — Fractures, affecting the knee(s).
Final narrative
An employee was turning around after getting supplies from a cabinet to attend to a patient in a dental chair when the employee's foot became caught in hoses/tubing/the cord under the dental chair. The employee fell, striking the floor and countertop. The employee suffered left kneecap fractures and a chin laceration.
HospitalizedKnee(s)Floor, n.e.c.
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