Fall on same level due to tripping over self · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Leon Medical Centers East Hialeah, 445 East 25th Street, HIALEAH, FLORIDA 33013
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the knee(s).
Watch Leon Medical Centers East Hialeah — freeGet an email when a new federal OSHA severe-injury report for Leon Medical Centers East Hialeah is published. One employer, no account, unsubscribe in one click.
Final narrative
An employee was walking toward the cafeteria when she tripped and fell to the floor, resulting in an injury to the right patella that required surgery.
An employee was loading a vehicle for mail delivery when she turned, tripped, and fell in the parking lot. The employee struck their head on the pavement and suffered a concussion.
The injured employee had been talking with another employee. As they went to turn around and walk, they tripped and fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a broken hip.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 621111)
An employee was walking downhill through a grassy area toward the parking lot where her vehicle was parked. Her foot caught a hole in the ground and she fell, resulting in fractures to her right tibia and fibula.
At about 9:00 a.m. on October 3, 2025, an employee missed a step on a stairway and fell down three flights of stairs. She suffered a broken wrist and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was standing while working in her room. She had a call, turned, slipped, and fell to the hardwood floor, landing on her hip. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to her sacrum and right-side pelvis.
An employee was helping a coworker transport a tall palm tree with a mini skid steer. The employee was severely shocked by a high-voltage electrical wire above the ground.
An employee was retrieving a Christmas tree from a shelf using a ladder. He missed a step and fell to the concrete floor. He sustained injury to his head and wrist.
An employee was operating an agricultural tractor during sugarcane harvesting. The employee sustained a lumbar sprain due to vibration or motion from the tractor.
An employee was moving a 3-ton condensing unit, strapped down on a dolly, out of a garage. The strap broke, causing the employee to fall backward onto the brick pavered driveway. The employee suffered injury to a spinal ligament in the neck.