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 Cartersville Medical Center, LLC, 960 Joe Frank Harris Pkwy, CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA 30120
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
On May 11, 2022, an employee parked her vehicle and proceeded to walk into the facility. The employee stepped on uneven pavement and fell to the ground on her left side. After a few seconds, she got up and walked into the building. Later she had a headache and went to the storage room to take a break. A few moments later, the employee was found lying on the floor, unresponsive. The employee was hospitalized with an injury to her arm and left side of her body.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
An employee was walking to a customer's door to deliver a package when they tripped on uneven pavement and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a hip fracture.
An employee was walking on the sidewalk toward the front entrance of the building to start her work shift. She tripped over uneven pavement and fell onto the concrete sidewalk. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left hip and a sprained left knee.
An employee was leaving for lunch. The wheel of her knee scooter struck a divot in the floor which caused her to fall into a metal rack. The employee sustained a broken right shoulder.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 622110)
An employee slipped while descending in a stairwell, fell, and suffered multiple contusions/bruises to the head, neck, shoulders, knees, and back. She was hospitalized.
A security employee was responding to an urgent call from staff regarding a violent patient. The employee tripped and fell on the floor outside of the stairwell. The employee sustained a closed head injury, contusion of the cerebrum without loss of consciousness, and a closed fracture of the distal end of the right radius.
An employee was helping to lift the grating from a floor draining system when the grating slipped and landed on his hand, resulting in the amputation of his right middle finger at the first joint.
During a workshop meeting in a hotel, an employee heard a drilling noise, so he walked outside to see what it was. An explosion occurred (possible gas line) and his face, ear, and hair were burned. He also fell and sustained a pelvic fracture.
An employee was using a tool to remove a rag from a roll on the tube mill. The roll pulled the tool and the employee's right hand into the roll, resulting in a partial amputation of the little finger and a fracture to the index finger.