TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA—
Tallahassee Developmental Center
Fall on same level due to tripping over self · Fractures and dislocations
Final narrative
An employee was working on her computer when she heard a noise from a patient. The employee got out of her seat to assist the patient, tripped, and fell, resulting in a knee dislocation and patella fracture to the left leg as well as a right foot metatarsal fracture.
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