# Fractures at U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
> OSHA SIR `2019054878` · 5/14/2019 · SUITLAND, MARYLAND
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Power cords, electrical cords, extension cords
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
- **Location:** 4600 SILVER HILL RD., SUITLAND, MARYLAND, 20746
- **NAICS:** 926110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee stood up to walk away from her desk when her foot became entangled in the computer cables under her desk/workstation, causing her to lose balance and fall to the floor. She extended her arms to break her fall and broke her left arm in two places.

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