Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, 270-05 76th Ave., NEW HYDE PARK, NEW YORK 11040
on — Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified, affecting the Head unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was running in the hallway when they lost their footing, tripped, and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a head injury.
Hospitalized Head unspecified Other constructed surface
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