# Fractures at Pennsylvania College of Technology
> OSHA SIR `2019054620` · 5/6/2019 · WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA
## 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:** Step ladders
## Employer
- **Name:** Pennsylvania College of Technology
- **Location:** 1 College Ave, WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA, 17701
- **NAICS:** 611310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was instructing a class on 5/6/2019, when the employee tripped over a stool and fell onto the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a left hip fracture that required surgery.

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