# Fractures at SSM Health Care
> OSHA SIR `2016098727` · 9/14/2016 · SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** SSM Health Care
- **Location:** 10843 Tesson Ferry road, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63123
- **NAICS:** 621491
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While walking to a home to provide services to a patient, an employee tripped on an uneven surface and fell to the ground, breaking the left patella.

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