Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Memorial Hermann Health System, Memorial Hermann Medical Plaza, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77030
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was walking when his shoe got caught in the carpet and he fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with injuries to the head and arm.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Floor irregularity
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