Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Bruises, contusions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, 1000 E Mountain Blvd, WILKES BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA 18711
on — Bruises, contusions, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee tripped over a case of water and fell, resulting in hospitalization for a hematoma to the leg.
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