# Fractures at ST. LOUIS UNIVERSITY
> OSHA SIR `20181212796` · 12/13/2018 · SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Stairs, steps-indoors
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** ST. LOUIS UNIVERSITY
- **Location:** 3545 Lindell Blvd., SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63103
- **NAICS:** 611310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking down a curved staircase, missed a step, fell 5 or 6 stairs, and landed on her left knee and hit her head against the wall. The left kneecap was broken in two places.

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