# Fractures at STATEN ISLAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
> OSHA SIR `2015118444` · 11/9/2015 · STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Bags, sacks
## Employer
- **Name:** STATEN ISLAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
- **Location:** 375 SEGUINE AVE., STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK, 10309
- **NAICS:** 621498
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee walking in the hallway slipped on a plastic bag and fell, fracturing the spine.

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