# Fractures at BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER
> OSHA SIR `2016064941` · 6/5/2016 · BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Power cords, electrical cords, extension cords
## Employer
- **Name:** BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER
- **Location:** 88 East Newton Street Sixth Floor, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02118
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee tripped over wires next to a patient's bed and broke her hip.

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