Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at JERSEY CITY MEDICAL CENTER, 355 Grand Street, JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY 07302
on — Fractures , affecting the Hip joint(s).
Final narrative
An employee tripped over a stool and fell on the floor, resulting in a left displaced mid-cervical femoral neck fracture.
Hospitalized Hip joint(s) Other constructed surface
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