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Las Palmas Medical Center

Fall on same level due to slipping — Fractures — EL PASO, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Las Palmas Medical Center in EL PASO, TEXAS
Employer Las Palmas Medical Center Report ID 20181010775
Address 1801 N OREGON ST City, State ZIP EL PASO, TEXAS 79902
Event Date October 18, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Thigh(s)
Event Type Fall on same level due to slipping Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Liquids, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 622110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.76000, -106.49000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning hospital rooms when she slipped on an unknown fluid and fell to the floor, fracturing her femur.

Incident Summary

On October 18, 2018, a worker at Las Palmas Medical Center in EL PASO, TEXAS suffered fractures to the thigh(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slipping, with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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