OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221428253

GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER

DANVILLE, PA· 2021-12-25T00:00:00

Event: Emergency Response, Fall, Fall On Same Level, Leg, Rain, Slippery Surface, Tear, Tendon, Walking Surface, Weather, Wet
NAICS: 622110
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345731095
Employer profile: GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER
Summary number: 221428253
Report ID: 0317700

Event description

Paramedic incurs torn hamstring tendon or muscle in fall dur

Investigation abstract

At 4:30 a.m. on December 25, 2021, an employee was working for a general medical or surgical hospital. He was a paramedic. He was responding to an emergency call at a residence. The weather was rainy and overcast. The employee was wearing slip resistant footwear. Because several family members had entered and exited the residence during the medical incident, the floor of the residence had become wet. After the employee had gone into and from the residence multiple times, the soles of his boots had also become wet. The employee slipped on the wet linoleum flooring, and he did a split with his legs. He suffered a torn hamstring tendon or muscle in his left leg. He was hospitalized.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 50 M

Event type
4

Occupation code
7017

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