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, 929 Gessner Rd, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77024
on — Fractures , affecting the Hip joint(s).
Final narrative
A nurse was distributing medications when they tripped over cords in a patient's room and fell to the floor. The employee sustained a fractured left hip.
Hospitalized Hip joint(s) Other constructed surface
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