# Fractures at Wheeling Hospital
> OSHA SIR `2020076249` · 7/4/2020 · WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Beds, mattresses
## Employer
- **Name:** Wheeling Hospital
- **Location:** 1 Medical Park, WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA, 26003
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A nursing assistant's foot caught on the edge of a patient's bed as she was leaving the room. The employee fell to the floor and tried to break her fall with her hands. She sustained two broken wrists.

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