Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Brookdale Senior Living , 5501 Swift Road, SARASOTA, FLORIDA 34231
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was setting up a medical cart when she tripped on a computer cord, fell, and landed on the floor on her back. She was hospitalized.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedFloor, n.e.c.
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