# Fractures at Good Samaritan Hospital
> OSHA SIR `2016021265` · 2/10/2016 · WEST ISLIP, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Good Samaritan Hospital
- **Location:** 1000 Montauk Highway, WEST ISLIP, NEW YORK, 11795
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee slipped and fell on the cement while taking trash to the compactor, sustaining a fractured right wrist that required surgery.

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