Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Virtua health and Wellness, 401 Young Avenue, MOORESTOWN, NEW JERSEY 08057
on — Fractures, affecting the elbow(s).
Final narrative
An employee was treating a patient when the employee tripped over a rolling machine and fell, suffering a left elbow fracture that required hospitalization and surgery.
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 was walking into work when they tripped on a rock and fell forward to the ground. The employee sustained a fractured right patella and required surgery.
An employee was helping to move a patient in the endoscopy room. After helping the patient into the bed, she went to stand back up and struck the back of her head on the C-arm table attached to the hospital bed. The employee sustained a concussion.
An employee was taking an x-ray using a portable x-ray machine. The employee was adjusting a cartridge under a patient and felt abdominal pain. The employee sustained an incarcerated hernia.
An employee was installing fence posts when they stepped into a recently dug hole that was not visible due to rainfall. The employee's leg was fractured.
An employee assisted in cleaning material from a conveyor pit. After the pit was cleaned, the employee proceeded to replace metal safety plates to ensure other employees did not fall into the pit. While replacing one of the last plates, the employee mis-stepped and fell approximately 5 feet into the pit. The employee was hospitalized with back/side bruising, elbow bruising, bone bruises, and/or fractured ribs.
An employee was walking on the sidewalk. When they stepped off the curb, they fell to the ground, resulting in fractures to their tibia, fibula, and a metatarsal.