Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at North Central Baptist Hospital, 520 Madison Oak, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78258
on — Fractures , affecting the Hip joint(s).
Final narrative
An employee was walking from the parking lot to the hospital building when they tripped on a curb and fell to the ground, landing on their right side. The employee sustained a fractured right hip and contusions to their right elbow and shoulder.
Hospitalized Hip joint(s) Other constructed surface
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