# Fractures at St. Luke's Hospital
> OSHA SIR `2019077839` · 7/31/2019 · ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, unspecified
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** St. Luke's Hospital
- **Location:** 1736 Hamilton Street, ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 18103
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pulling a trash bag out of a trash bin that is on a wheeled base. The employee fell and fractured a kneecap.

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