# Fractures at WEST PENN HOSPITAL
> OSHA SIR `2018033088` · 3/30/2018 · PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over self
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Shoes, boots, slippers, sandals
## Employer
- **Name:** WEST PENN HOSPITAL
- **Location:** 4800 FRIENDSHIP AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, 15224
- **NAICS:** 813319
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had just finished mopping the floor when she tripped on her shoe lace and fell to the ground, fracturing her left femur.

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