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UPMC Susquehanna

Roadway noncollision incident, n.e.c. — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at UPMC Susquehanna in WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer UPMC Susquehanna Report ID 2021065044
Address 700 High Street City, State ZIP WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA 17701
Event Date June 21, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Roadway noncollision incident, n.e.c. Source of Injury Ambulance, police, and other emergency passenger vehicle
Industry (NAICS) 622110 Inspection # 1546905
GPS Coordinates 41.24000, -77.01000

Incident Narrative

An employee was standing while providing care to a patient in the back of a moving ambulance. The ambulance made a turn and the employee fell onto wooden cabinets mounted on the wall of the ambulance. The employee suffered back trauma that resulted in hemothorax, that required medical treatment.

Incident Summary

On June 21, 2021, a worker at UPMC Susquehanna in WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as roadway noncollision incident, n.e.c., with ambulance, police, and other emergency passenger vehicle identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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