# Fractures at The George Washington University Hospital
> OSHA SIR `2020010752` · 1/23/2020 · WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by physical contact with person while restraining, subduing-unintentional
- **Source:** Patient
## Employer
- **Name:** The George Washington University Hospital
- **Location:** 900 23rd Street, NW, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 20037
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A security guard was assisting with an unruly patient when the guard lost balance and fell to the floor, suffering a broken hip.

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