# Fractures at MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
> OSHA SIR `2017032724` · 3/24/2017 · 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:** MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
- **Location:** 55 FRUIT STREET, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02114
- **NAICS:** 621511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On March 24, 2017, an employee's foot became caught on telecommunications wires, causing the employee to fall and suffer a fractured hip and bruised right shin.

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