Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Rehabcare Group East, LLC, 401 Corporate Park Drive, CLAYTON, MISSOURI 63105
on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was assisting a patient when she tripped on the patient's wheelchair and fell to the ground, landing on her right side and breaking her right hip.
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An employee was walking into work when they tripped on a rock and fell forward to the ground. The employee sustained a fractured right patella and required surgery.
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An employee was taking an x-ray using a portable x-ray machine. The employee was adjusting a cartridge under a patient and felt abdominal pain. The employee sustained an incarcerated hernia.
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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.
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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.