OSHA Injury Report: Tri-State Memorial Hospital

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

[REDACTED] was adjusting her computer on wheels to a higher level she inadvertently tangled her foot up in the wand cord not realizing it at the time and when she went to move and step away this caused her to fall to the ground causing the computer on wheels to land on top of her directly hitting her on her left rib cage area. [REDACTED] stated that he attempted to reach for her head to help ease her fall. When I reached the PACU [REDACTED] was lying on her back [REDACTED] kneeling at head and Dr [REDACTED] slightly pressing on her abdomen which she stated the left rib cage area was quite painful. She denied any head pain at this time; We brought a wheel chair to the PACU we asked if she felt she could roll to her side and get into the wheelchair to be taken to the ER. She did this without any further problems that we could see.

What happened

[REDACTED] was adjusting her computer on wheels to a higher level she inadvertently tangled her foot up in the wand cord not realizing it at the time and when she went to move and step away this caused her to fall to the ground causing the computer on wheels to land on top of her directly hitting her on her left rib cage area. [REDACTED] stated that he attempted to reach for her head to help ease her fall. When I reached the PACU [REDACTED] was lying on her back [REDACTED] kneeling at head and Dr [REDACTED] slightly pressing on her abdomen which she stated the left rib cage area was quite painful. She denied any head pain at this time; We brought a wheel chair to the PACU we asked if she felt she could roll to her side and get into the wheelchair to be taken to the ER. She did this without any further problems that we could see.

Injury or illness

Contusion

Object or substance involved

STRUCK - Falling or Flying Object

Summary line

[REDACTED] was adjusting her computer on wheels to a higher level she inadvertently tangled her foot up in the wand cord not realizing it at the time and when she went to move and step away this caused her to fall to the ground causing the computer on whe

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.