Hitting, kicking, beating by other person n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Temple University Hospital, 3400 North Broad Street, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19140
on — Fractures , affecting the Hip joint(s).
Final narrative
An employee was walking on the street between campus buildings when she was struck from behind by a person on the street. The employee was knocked to the ground and hospitalized with a fractured hip.
Hospitalized Hip joint(s) Person, other than injured or ill worker unspecified
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