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WellSpan Adams Health Center

Contact with other person while providing medical or custodial care — Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified — GETTYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at WellSpan Adams Health Center in GETTYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer WellSpan Adams Health Center Report ID 2024098450
Address 40 V-Twin Drive City, State ZIP GETTYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17325
Event Date September 11, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified Body Part Knee(s)
Event Type Contact with other person while providing medical or custodial care Source of Injury Patient
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 621399 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.84000, -77.18000

Incident Narrative

An employee was assisting a patient while walking. The patient began to fall and the employee attempted to stop the patient's fall. The employee fell and sustained a left knee injury.

Incident Summary

On September 11, 2024, a worker at WellSpan Adams Health Center in GETTYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA suffered traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified to the knee(s). The incident was classified as contact with other person while providing medical or custodial care, with patient identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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