# Fractures at Gulf Health Hospitals
> OSHA SIR `2019066526` · 6/28/2019 · FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Stepped on object
- **Source:** Medical and surgical instruments and equipment, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Gulf Health Hospitals
- **Location:** 750 Morphy Ave, FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA, 36532
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was assisting in patient care when the employee stepped on a medical line attached to a piece of equipment, causing the equipment to strike and fracture the employee's left ankle.

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