# Bruises, contusions at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
> OSHA SIR `2019088164` · 8/8/2019 · BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s) and leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Bruises, contusions
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, unspecified
- **Source:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
## Employer
- **Name:** Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- **Location:** 330 Brookline Avenue, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02115
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking up a ramp from the street to the building when he fell on the ramp. His leg hit the ramp floor, injuring his left knee/thigh and causing a hematoma.

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