EL PASO, TEXAS—
William Beaumont Army Medical Center
Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
Final narrative
An employee's foot got caught in pulse oximeter cables as she walked away from a delivery table. She tried to catch herself on the table, but it moved out of the way and she fell to the floor shoulder first. Both her arms were broken.
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