A former resident of Somerset County in Pennsylvania has filed a lawsuit against Somerset Hospital  for a slip-and-fall incident that occurred on Feb. 25, 2010.  The claimant has stated that he slipped and fell in a pool of water that had been spilled by a hospital employee.  He recalls blood running down his face, seeing blood on the floor “over a large area,” and the floor covered for about 12 to 15 square feet from the water spill.  He also notes he was unconscious for some amount of time.

The registered professional engineer and surveyor lives in California, and was being treated at the Somerset Hospital in February of 2010 for foot pain.  After the injuries from the fall, he was treated and released after two days.

When he returned home to California, he continued to experience severe pain and lost much range of motion, causing him to ultimately be unable to continue working.  He also claims that the incident caused him to drop his wife in August of 2010, which led to her death in March 2011.