# Fractures at Houston Methodist Hospital
> OSHA SIR `2019043594` · 4/7/2019 · SUGAR LAND, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s) and leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Stairs, steps, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Houston Methodist Hospital
- **Location:** 16655 Southwest Freeway, SUGAR LAND, TEXAS, 77479
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee missed a step as she was walking down the stairs and fell, fracturing her right lower leg and ankle. She was hospitalized and had surgery.

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