# Fractures at THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CORPORATION
> OSHA SIR `2019066350` · 6/24/2019 · BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
- **Source:** Floor irregularity
## Employer
- **Name:** THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CORPORATION
- **Location:** Harvard Medical School Bldg., BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02115
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking down a hallway to use an office printer when she tripped on the carpet and fell to the floor. She hit her head and fractured her left hand and wrist while trying to catch her fall.

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