Fall on same level, unspecified · Bruises, contusions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Avenue, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02115
on — Bruises, contusions, affecting the knee(s) and leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was walking up a ramp from the street to the building when he fell on the ramp. His leg hit the ramp floor, injuring his left knee/thigh and causing a hematoma.
HospitalizedKnee(s) and leg(s)Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
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