Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified · Fractures and dislocations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Presbyterian Senior Living, One Kirkland Village Circle Bethlehem Pennsylvania 18017, BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA 18017
on — Fractures and dislocations, affecting the Shoulder(s) and arm(s).
Final narrative
An employee was walking to the medication cart when her sneaker caught on the carpet and she fell forward. As she landed on the floor, her right arm struck a pillar in front of the medication cart. The employee sustained a dislocated right collarbone, a fractured right humerus, and a bruise to the right knee.
Hospitalized Shoulder(s) and arm(s) Floor, unspecified
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