# Fractures at Blanchard Valley Hospital
> OSHA SIR `20171110892` · 11/12/2017 · FINDLAY, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lumbar region
- **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:** Blanchard Valley Hospital
- **Location:** 1900 S. Main Street, FINDLAY, OHIO, 45840
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 12, 2017, an employee was caring for a patient at bedside when the employee stepped back and tripped on a piece of medical equipment's power cord. The employee fell, landing on the hip/lower back and suffering a lumbar compression fracture.

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