# Fractures at Southern Ohio Medical Center
> OSHA SIR `2016032575` · 3/27/2016 · PORTSMOUTH, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Parking lot-paved
- **Secondary source:** Curbs
## Employer
- **Name:** Southern Ohio Medical Center
- **Location:** 1805 27th St (Fulton Building) Suite 204, PORTSMOUTH, OHIO, 45662
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking through the parking lot and tripped over a curb at the crosswalk. The employee broke their left arm.

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