Fall on same level due to tripping over self · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Geisinger Medical Center, 100 N. Academy Ave., DANVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA 17822
on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was carrying a tray of food into a patient's room when they tripped and fell to the floor, resulting in a fractured leg.
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