Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at HARRY S. TRUMAN VETERANS HOSPITAL, 800 HOSPITAL DRIVE, COLUMBIA, MISSOURI 65201
on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee was entering a hospital on a walker. She tripped on a walk-off mat just inside the door, falling and breaking her left ankle.
HospitalizedAnkle(s)Floor, n.e.c.
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