# Fractures at BJC HEALTHCARE
> OSHA SIR `2015050179` · 5/22/2015 · SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper arm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** BJC HEALTHCARE
- **Location:** 4249 Clayton Ave, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63110
- **NAICS:** 621491
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was in the restroom on the morning of 05/22/2015. After washing her hands, she reached for the paper towel dispenser, and then slipped on the floor as a result of water droplets.  She fell backwards and landed on her right arm fracturing her humerus.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*