Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Mount Sinai Hospital, 1 Gustave L. Levy Place, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10029
on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
An employee tripped on a lower shelf in a supply room and fell, suffering a broken left hip. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was performing a belt replacement on a fan motor for the AC-1 unit. The employee had locked out the power source(s) to the fan motor, loosened the motor / tension on the belts, and replaced the belt when the pulley "free-wheeled." Her fingertip was caught between the belt and the pulley, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
An employee was exiting an elevator when she slipped on a puddle of water and fell to the floor, fracturing her right shoulder. She was hospitalized and had surgery.
An employee was struck by a car exiting the garage and onto a driveway. The injured employee was walking behind the vehicle as it backed up to change direction.
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 slipped while descending in a stairwell, fell, and suffered multiple contusions/bruises to the head, neck, shoulders, knees, and back. She was hospitalized.
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 operating a battery-powered broom to clean demolition debris off the top of the outermost bridge girder. The girder was approximately 11 feet above the demolition scaffold below. The employee fell approximately 8 feet to wind bracing below. The employee was hospitalized with a pelvis/tailbone fracture. Fall protection was in place at the time.
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 was directing trucks as they entered and left a highway work zone. A vehicle struck them, resulting in multiple fractures and other injuries. The employee was hospitalized.