# Fractures at Houston Methodist Hospital
> OSHA SIR `2019055455` · 5/30/2019 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Doors, except garage and vehicle
## Employer
- **Name:** Houston Methodist Hospital
- **Location:** 6565 Fannin, GB164, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77030
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee unlocked part of a two-part door. A metal lip was left at the bottom of the door. The employee tripped over the lip when walking through the open door frame. She fell and struck her left leg, fracturing the lower leg.

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