# Fractures at Meditek/Greystone Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018032832` · 3/23/2018 · BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** Meditek/Greystone Inc.
- **Location:** 7500 Hugh Daniel Drive, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 35242
- **NAICS:** 621512
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working in the office when water entered the office as a result of a broken water pipe (exterior to the building). The employee was attempting to contain the water leak by spreading linens when she slipped and fell to the floor, breaking her right patella and requiring hospitalization.

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