# Fractures at Lehigh Valley Hospital
> OSHA SIR `2020010676` · 1/21/2020 · ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Tables, worktables
## Employer
- **Name:** Lehigh Valley Hospital
- **Location:** 1200 SOUTH CEDAR CREST BLVD., ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 18104
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was carrying a surgical scope into an operating room. She tripped over a part of the surgical table and fell, breaking her right ankle.

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