Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Northside Hospital, 1000 Johnson Ferry Rd NE, ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30342
on — Fractures , affecting the Lower leg(s).
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Final narrative
On May 5, 2025, an employee was preparing a patient for surgery when her foot became caught on a monitor cord and she fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a fracture to her right tibia and a left wrist strain.
Hospitalized Lower leg(s) Other constructed surface
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