Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Integris Baptist Medical Center, 3433 NW 56th St, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA 73112
on — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk, affecting the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee had been working at her computer. The employee got up to walk away, tripped over the power cord of a portable heater, and fell to the floor. She struck the floor with her knee and chest and sustained a kidney injury.
HospitalizedAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersFloor, n.e.c.
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