Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Memorial Hermann Health System, 6411 Fannin, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77030
on — Fractures , affecting the Upper and lower extremities n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was disposing of patient care items when they tripped on a wire and fell, resulting in fractures to their left wrist, kneecap, and femur.
Hospitalized Upper and lower extremities n.e.c. Other constructed surface
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