Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Adventist Health System/Sunbelt, Inc., 7727 Lake Underhill Rd, ORLANDO, FLORIDA 32822
on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was moving echocardiographic machines in a storage alcove. His foot tangled in the machines' cords as he was turning to leave. He fell and broke his right hip.
HospitalizedHip(s)Floor, n.e.c.
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