# Fractures at The Buckingham at Norwood
> OSHA SIR `20181212740` · 12/12/2018 · NORWOOD, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Wheelchairs and other mobility devices, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** The Buckingham at Norwood
- **Location:** 100 McClellan Street, NORWOOD, NEW JERSEY, 07648
- **NAICS:** 623110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee sat in a wheelchair while speaking with a patient. When the employee stood up, they tripped over the wheelchair's leg rests and fell fracturing a hip.

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