# Fractures at Willis-Knighton Health System
> OSHA SIR `2019087919` · 8/1/2019 · SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper arm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Step ladders
## Employer
- **Name:** Willis-Knighton Health System
- **Location:** 1327 Pierre Ave, SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA, 71103
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While leaving an exam room, a nurse tripped over the exam step and fell to the floor, suffering a broken left humerus. The nurse was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.

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