Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Emory University Hospital Midtown, 550 Peachtree Street Northeast, ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30308
on — Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified, affecting the Hip joint(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was standing up at a desk after completing paperwork when she tripped and fell due to her left leg being tangled in cords under the desk. She fell onto her right hip and injured it, requiring surgery.
Hospitalized Hip joint(s) Other constructed surface
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