# Fractures at Jefferson Regional Medical Center
> OSHA SIR `2018088687` · 8/22/2018 · PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Benches, workbenches, saw horses
## Employer
- **Name:** Jefferson Regional Medical Center
- **Location:** 565 Coal Valley Road, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, 15236
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was responding to a request for assistance for a sick patient in a cardiac rehab outpatient unit. The employee was running to get towels when the employee's knee struck a bench. The employee then fell backwards incurring additional injuries. The result was a fracture of the left tibia plateau, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

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