# Fractures at Faulkton Area Medical Center
> OSHA SIR `2016022665` · 2/8/2016 · FAULKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Floor coverings- nonstructural
## Employer
- **Name:** Faulkton Area Medical Center
- **Location:** 1300 Oak St., FAULKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57438
- **NAICS:** 621111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was injured and required hospitalization after she fell in the dining area of the facility.  Mats had been stacked in an area and the employee tripped over the mats while carrying a tray of food.

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