Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202490736 - Employee Suffers Injuries in Fall on Wet Floor

Accident Summary Nr: 202490736 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 07/26/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314531542	08/06/2010	8062	622110	Methodist Hospital- Bruceville Terrace

Abstract: On July 26, 2009, Employee #1, a Certified Nursing Assistant who worked for Bruceville Terrace, was walking in a hallway at B-station. She did not see water on the floor and slipped and fell, splitting her legs and landing on her shoulder. There was no wet floor warning sign in the area. Coworkers immediately came to her aid and she went to the emergency room at a nearby Kaiser Hospital. She was not hospitalized at the time, but required shoulder surgery and a three-day hospital stay on May 18, 2010.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SHOULDER, SLIP, FALL, SLIPPERY SURFACE, LEG, WARNING SIGN, WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314531542			Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants

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