Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Monmouth Medical Center - Southern Campus, 600 River Ave, LAKEWOOD, NEW JERSEY 08701
on — Fractures , affecting the Hip joint(s).
Final narrative
An employee was standing in a cubicle in the nursing unit. As she turned around, her foot became caught in the strap of a bag that was under a desk, causing the employee to fall on her left side. She was hospitalized for a hip fracture.
Hospitalized Hip joint(s) Other constructed surface
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