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Washington Hospital Center

Fall on same level, n.e.c. — Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages — WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Washington Hospital Center in WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Employer Washington Hospital Center Report ID 2017087775
Address 110 Irving Street, NW City, State ZIP WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 20010
Event Date August 14, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages Body Part Brain
Event Type Fall on same level, n.e.c. Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Co-worker or work associate of injured or ill worker, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 622110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 38.92000, -77.01000

Incident Narrative

An employee collided with another employee while walking in a hallway and fell to the floor, injuring her head and hip and suffering a brain hemorrhage. She was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On August 14, 2017, a worker at Washington Hospital Center in WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA suffered cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages to the brain. The incident was classified as fall on same level, n.e.c., with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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