OIL CITY, PENNSYLVANIA—
Guardian Elder Care
Contact with other person while providing medical or custodial care · Fractures
Final narrative
The injured employee and other staff members were trying to help a patient get up off the floor. The patient shifted their weight and then the employee tripped over the patient and fell on the floor. The employee sustained a fractured hip.
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