# Fractures at Help at Home
> OSHA SIR `2021021493` · 2/18/2021 · COLUMBIA, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Sidewalks, paths, outdoor walkways, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** Help at Home
- **Location:** 1900 North Providence Road, COLUMBIA, MISSOURI, 65202
- **NAICS:** 621610
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was taking out the garbage for a client and slipped and fell on a snow-covered sidewalk, resulting in a broken hip.

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