# Fractures at UF Health Shands Hospital
> OSHA SIR `2017054105` · 5/5/2017 · GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(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:** UF Health Shands Hospital
- **Location:** 1600 SW Archer Road, GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA, 32608
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had verified a patient's medication with a coworker at a computer when she turned to exit the room and tripped on a fetal monitor's cord. She fell to the floor, fracturing her left ankle and bruising her left wrist. She was hospitalized.

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