# Fractures at St. Joseph's Health Center
> OSHA SIR `2015096619` · 9/10/2015 · SYRACUSE, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Power cords, electrical cords, extension cords
## Employer
- **Name:** St. Joseph's Health Center
- **Location:** Dialysis Unit, SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, 13203
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee tripped over a linen cord, breaking both wrists and fracturing her knee. She was hospitalized for surgery.

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