Lancaster General Health
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture — LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Lancaster General Health | Report ID | 2024010024 |
| Address | 434 N Lime St | City, State ZIP | LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA 17604 |
| Event Date | January 2, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture | Body Part | Brain |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Source of Injury | Chairs, single-person seating |
| Secondary Source | Other constructed surface | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 517919 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.04000, -76.30000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On January 2, 2024, at 8:15 a.m., an employee was sitting at his desk while on the phone. The employee leaned back in his chair, fell backward and struck his head on an electrical wall receptacle, resulting in internal bleeding and a laceration to the back of his scalp. The employee was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On January 2, 2024, a worker at Lancaster General Health in LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA suffered cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture to the brain. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with chairs, single-person seating identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 557 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.
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