AKRON, OHIO—
Select Medical Hospital
Fall on same level, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Select Medical Hospital, 200 East Market Street, AKRON, OHIO 44308 on — Fractures, affecting the thigh(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was walking down a hallway and fell. The employee sustained a fractured femur.
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