# Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions at The First and Wesley United Methodist Church of West Haven, Incorporated
> OSHA SIR `20201211933` · 12/22/2020 · WEST HAVEN, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Stairs, steps-indoors
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** The First and Wesley United Methodist Church of West Haven, Incorporated
- **Location:** 89 Center Street, WEST HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, 06516
- **NAICS:** 813110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was touching up the paint on a stairway and preparing to put no-slip strips on the steps. While descending the stairs, the employee missed a step and fell down two steps, breaking her right wrist and hitting the back of her head on the floor, which resulted in a concussion.

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