Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures and dislocations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Bancroft, 1255 Caldwell Road, CHERRY HILL, NEW JERSEY 08034
on — Fractures and dislocations, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee tripped over a rocking chair in the den of a mental health outpatient's residence. She fell to the floor, suffering displaced and fractured ribs.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersFloor, n.e.c.
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