# Fractures at NORTHEAST OHIO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
> OSHA SIR `2019043643` · 4/8/2019 · CLEVELAND, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall while sitting
- **Source:** Sidewalks, paths, outdoor walkways, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Wheelchairs-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** NORTHEAST OHIO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
- **Location:** 10701 EAST BLVD., CLEVELAND, OHIO, 44106
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee's motorized wheelchair rolled out from under him and he fell to the sidewalk, suffering a broken femur.

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