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An employee was working in an office where ducts had been chemically cleaned. The employee had a reaction to chemical fumes caused by remnants from the cleaning process. They became short of breath, resulting in hospitalization.

An employee was working in a laboratory when they fell, resulting in a fracture to their prosthetic left hip.

An employee was exiting a building when she lost her balance on the door threshold, fell, and struck a concrete step. She suffered a broken left femur.

At about 9:00 a.m. on October 3, 2025, an employee missed a step on a stairway and fell down three flights of stairs. She suffered a broken wrist and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

An employee was assisting in a luau event for residents when they ingested dry ice, resulting in chemical burns to the mouth, throat, and stomach. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was hanging streamers in the warehouse for a party. The employee fell from the second rung of a ladder to the cement floor 2.5 feet below, suffering a broken right ankle.

An employee was entering a foyer. The employee slipped on water and fell, suffering a broken left ulna and radius. She was hospitalized.

An employee was in a common area with staff and residents when a resident attacked them, resulting in a fractured leg.

An employee was taking boxes out to a dumpster when she tripped on a stick on the pavement and fell onto her right side. The employee suffered a fractured right hip and a sprain to the right wrist and was hospitalized.

An employee was walking to speak to her supervisor when her shoe got stuck to the floor. She lost her balance, fell forward, and struck a nearby trash can. The employee suffered a fractured T-12 vertebra that required surgery.

On September 2, 2025, at 10:00 AM, an employee was assisting a patient when they grabbed onto the employee and pulled her down. The employee was hospitalized with a back injury.

An employee was lifting a patient from a wheelchair (assisting patient to a standing position) and sustained overexertion injuries to her back. The injuries affected multiple lower extremities and the employee sustained bulging discs at L3-L5. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was walking from one area to another when she slipped and fell to the ground, fracturing her left hip.

An employee was conducting sit to stand practice in a therapy gym when she suffered a central disc herniation with inferior extrusion at L4-L5. The employee was hospitalized.

A nurse was heading to a carpeted hall from the tiled floor of the nurses station and tripped over the transition. She fell and landed on her knee. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured femur.

During a home visit, an employee was coming down a flight of carpeted stairs carrying two bags. One of the bags (a heavy one) caught on a child's car seat at the bottom of the stairs, and the employee tripped and fell down about four stairs. She suffered a broken left knee.

An employee was walking in the parking lot when they tripped and fell on the ground. The employee sustained a fractured femur.

An employee was moving a patient by stretcher. The employee's foot caught on an object and they fell backward to the ground, suffering a broken right ankle.

An employee was turning away from a hospital patient's bed when he tripped over the cord of an ultrasound machine and fell. He landed on his left hip, breaking it.

An employee was leaving a building when she tripped over an outdoor rug by the back door and fell. She suffered a broken right hip and an injury to the right elbow.

An employee went outside to dispose of oil from a cooking pot into a large dumpster. When dumping the hot oil, it splashed back and burned her right hand. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was walking to assist a client when she tripped over an area rug and fell, resulting in a broken right shoulder.

An employee was taking care of a client inside their home. The employee tripped and fell to the ground while walking, resulting in hospitalization with a fractured right femur.

At the end of an event, the injured employee was working with another employee to transfer a chafing dish from the bar area to the kitchen. The dish fell, causing hot water to spill onto the injured employee. The employee sustained burns to her stomach, right leg, and toes.

An employee was walking down the hall when she tripped and fell, landing on her shoulder. Her left shoulder was fractured.