Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Healthcare Services Group, Inc, 6455 Pearl Road, PARMA HEIGHTS, OHIO 44130
on — Fractures , affecting the Hip joint(s).
Final narrative
An employee was walking into a laundry room when their foot got caught on the loop of a pad for a patient lift that was draped over the side of a basket. The employee tripped and fell, resulting in a broken hip that required hospitalization and surgery.
Hospitalized Hip joint(s) Other constructed surface
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