TOPEKA, KANSAS—
Stormont Vail Health Center
Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Spinal cord injuries, paralysis unspecified
Final narrative
An employee was stocking supplies in an empty patient room when she tripped over a wheelchair. The employee fell forward and struck her head on the sink. As she twisted to move, her head became stuck between the sink and the wall as she landed in a prone position. She sustained a laceration to her upper left eye that required sutures. The employee also sustained a spinal injury causing numbness, tingling, and pain in her hands. The employee was hospitalized.
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