Warren General Hospital
Fall while sitting — Fractures — WARREN, Pennsylvania
| Employer | Warren General Hospital |
| Address | 2 W Crescent Park |
| City, State ZIP | WARREN, Pennsylvania 16365 |
| Report ID | 2023054752 |
| Event Date | May 30, 2023 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Hip(s) |
| Event Type | Fall while sitting |
| Source of Injury | Wheelchairs and other mobility devices, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Ramps, loading docks, dock plates |
| Industry (NAICS) | 622110 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.83715, -79.14549 |
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Incident Narrative
The employee had clocked out for the day and was leaving the facility. As the employee was going down an exit ramp to the parking lot, their wheelchair struck a bump and the foot plate became jammed. The employee was ejected from the wheelchair onto the concrete/pavement and sustained a hip fracture.
Incident Summary
On May 30, 2023, a worker at Warren General Hospital in WARREN, Pennsylvania suffered fractures to the hip(s). The incident was classified as fall while sitting, with wheelchairs and other mobility devices, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 129 severe injury reports involving "Fall while sitting" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall while sitting injuries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 2019 | Mount Pleasant ALF Operating Company LLC | MOUNT PLEASANT, Texas | Fractures | Hosp. |
| Jul 18, 2022 | Goodwill Industries Of South Florida, Inc. | FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Hosp. |
| Jan 24, 2020 | EFE Laboratories, Inc | PERKASIE, Pennsylvania | Concussions | Hosp. |
| Aug 28, 2019 | Emory | COVINGTON, Georgia | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Hosp. |
| Nov 14, 2019 | Menards | GERMANTOWN, Wisconsin | Fractures | Hosp. |
| Aug 19, 2021 | Bacharach, Inc. | NEW KENSINGTON, Pennsylvania | Fractures | Hosp. |
| Oct 26, 2022 | Dept. of Veterans Affairs | MURFREESBORO, Tennessee | Fractures | Hosp. |
| Sep 20, 2018 | Loyola University Medical Center | MAYWOOD, Illinois | Fractures | Hosp. |
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