# Fractures at Homewatch Caregivers
> OSHA SIR `2020098492` · 9/6/2020 · COLUMBUS, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Wheelchairs and other mobility devices, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Homewatch Caregivers
- **Location:** 7242 Nevis Drive, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43235
- **NAICS:** 621610
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While making a client's bed, an employee tripped over the foot rest of a wheelchair and fell resulting in a broken hip. The employee's shoulder and knee were also injured.

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