Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center
Fall on same level due to slip or trip — Fractures — BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
| Employer | Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center | Report ID | 2025043571 |
| Address | 5000 Hennessy Blvd | City, State ZIP | BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70808 |
| Event Date | April 16, 2025 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Wrist(s) |
| Event Type | Fall on same level due to slip or trip | Source of Injury | Ground, travel, and support surfaces unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Rocks, stone, gravel | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 622110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.40000, -91.10000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was helping a patient put a walker into their vehicle when they tripped on a rock, causing her ankle to roll and the employee fell. The employee was hospitalized with a compound fracture to the left wrist.
Incident Summary
On April 16, 2025, a worker at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA suffered fractures to the wrist(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slip or trip, with ground, travel, and support surfaces unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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