Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker · Dislocation of joints
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at American Red Cross, 650 Coliseum Dr., WINSTON SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA 27106
on — Dislocation of joints, affecting the ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee was pulling a cart with 140-pound equipment down a wet ramp when she slipped and fell. The cart then struck her ankle and dislocated it.
HospitalizedAnkle(s)Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
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