Struck against stationary object while rising, lowering · Concussions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Texoma Medical Center, 5016 S. US Hwy 75, DENISON, TEXAS 75020
on — Concussions, affecting the Brain.
Final narrative
An employee was helping to move a patient in the endoscopy room. After helping the patient into the bed, she went to stand back up and struck the back of her head on the C-arm table attached to the hospital bed. The employee sustained a concussion.
An employee was walking across the parking lot next to the hospital when he slipped and fell on icy pavement. The employee was hospitalized that evening with a possible ruptured spleen and bleeding around the pelvis area.
An employee was walking into a building from a parking lot. She slipped on an icy sidewalk and fell, landing on her left leg and suffering a broken left fibula and tibia.
An employee was moving to sit in a chair when it slipped out from under her. Her back and neck struck the chair and the floor, and she suffered a brain bleed.
An employee was putting items away in a locker. They bent down to pick up an item. When they lifted their head, it struck the bottom of a locker. The employee sustained a head injury.
An employee was ascending a fixed ladder and struck his head on an overhead object that was approximately 20 feet above ground level. The employee sustained neck injuries and tingling in his fingers. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was in the dairy cooler and bent down to get something for a customer. While standing up, the back of his head struck a top stock cart. The employee suffered a brain bleed and required surgery.
An employee was replacing a panel inside a nacelle (wind turbine component) that was at ground level. When he stood up from a crouching position, he struck his head on a metal bracket. The employee was hospitalized with a hematoma on the left side of his head.
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