# Fractures at AVERA ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL
> OSHA SIR `2015129743` · 12/27/2015 · ABERDEEN, SOUTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Liquids, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** AVERA ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL
- **Location:** 305 SOUTH STATE STREET, ABERDEEN, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57401
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was mopping in a patient's room when the door started to close. The employee attempted to prevent the door from closing and slipped in the process. The employee sustained a hairline fracture to the head of the femur.

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