Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at OUR LADY OF LOURDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC. , 4801 Ambassador Caffery Parkway, LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA 70508
on — Fractures, affecting the upper arm(s).
Final narrative
An employee stood up from a chair and tripped over an open file cabinet drawer. The employee fell to the floor and fractured her right humerus.
HospitalizedUpper arm(s)Floor, n.e.c.
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