Fall on same level and catch oneself · Sprains, strains, tears unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, 3350 La Jolla Village Dr., SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92161
on — Sprains, strains, tears unspecified, affecting the Trunk and other lower extremities.
Final narrative
An employee was walking around a patient bed when her left leg slipped on liquid and left her in a splits position. She did not fall, and prevented herself from falling by grabbing the bedside rail. The employee sustained tearing of the anterosuperior labrum, partial tearing and tendinosis at the distal/insertional gluteus minimus tendon, and a strain of the distal iliopsoas muscle/tendon with bursitis adjacent to the lesser trochanter.
Hospitalized Trunk and other lower extremities Other constructed surface
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