Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at CenterWell Home Health, 77 South Fry Rd Suite 108, KATY, TEXAS 77450
on — Fractures, affecting the arm(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee's foot became caught in a chair, causing her to fall to the floor. The employee sustained fractured arms.
An employee was walking down the brick steps outside a building when they fell to the ground. The employee suffered a trimalleolar fracture to the right ankle and was hospitalized for surgery.
An employee was providing home health services to a patient. As the employee was leaving the patient's home, they slipped on a wheelchair ramp that was wet from rain, resulting in a fractured right ankle.
An employee arrived at work and was walking into the store through the parking lot. The employee tripped over a curb and fell to the ground, sustaining a femur fracture.
An employee was talking to a child on the playground, when the child grabbed her hand to lead her away. The employee stepped, lost her balance, and fell over. The employee was hospitalized with a fracture of her lower left leg and required surgery.
An employee was seated in the living room of a patient's residence, waiting for the patient to arrive home from school. The school bus driver honked the horn, signaling that the patient was ready to be assisted off the bus. The employee stood up and then tripped and fell over a rug and possibly the edge of an ottoman. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured right humerus at the shoulder.
After cutting a slab of beef short ribs, an employee turned to grab the pieces he had cut and his right hand contacted the saw blade. The employee sustained an amputation to his right index finger.
An employee was unloading a carpet pad from a truck when they fell from the truck dock to the concrete below, resulting in five fractured ribs and an injury to their left lung.
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