Mercy Hospital Jefferson

An employee was helping to restrain a patient when they tore a pectoral muscle.

An employee was attempting to separate two individuals that were arguing when the employee fell to the floor. The other individuals fell on top of the employee, resulting in a leg injury.

A law enforcement agent was pursuing a suspect on foot when they suffered a head-on collision with the suspect, resulting in a brain bleed and a concussion that required hospitalization.

An employee was holding an upset child and attempted to bring the child to the ground when they rolled their ankle and sustained a fracture in two places. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.

An employee was knocked down while trying to break up a fight between inmates. His head and upper body struck the metal seat of a dining table before he landed on the concrete floor. He suffered head trauma and a shoulder injury.

An employee tripped over a stool and fell on the floor, resulting in a left displaced mid-cervical femoral neck fracture.

An employee slipped while descending in a stairwell, fell, and suffered multiple contusions/bruises to the head, neck, shoulders, knees, and back. She was hospitalized.

An employee slipped on water in a hospital hallway, fell, and landed on his left hip. He suffered a contusion and fracture to the hip.

An employee slipped on condensation on a walkway in a parking garage. She fell and suffered a closed fracture to the neck of the left femur.

A security employee was responding to an urgent call from staff regarding a violent patient. The employee tripped and fell on the floor outside of the stairwell. The employee sustained a closed head injury, contusion of the cerebrum without loss of consciousness, and a closed fracture of the distal end of the right radius.

An employee was readjusting a safety hook to remove hardware from gang forms when his feet slipped. He fell to the ground, resulting in a broken left arm and wrist.

An employee was on a step ladder in a store aisle, making room on shelving for merchandise. She fell from the step ladder to the floor, suffering two fractures in her left leg. She was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

An employee was closing the side cargo door to a company van. The tip of his finger got caught between the door and the door jamb, resulting in a partial amputation.

An employee lost his footing while climbing an inclined ladder. He stumbled down one step and was able to stabilize himself by holding the railing and twisting his body, but he suffered an internal abdominal injury and was hospitalized.

An employee was manipulating dies on a brake press. The press caught and crushed the employee's right forearm, resulting in hospitalization.