# Fractures at Springfield Hospital, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021032627` · 3/29/2021 · SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Trip over an object without fall
- **Source:** Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
- **Secondary source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
## Employer
- **Name:** Springfield Hospital, Inc.
- **Location:** 5230 S. Sixth St., SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, 62703
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On March 29, 2021, an employee was retrieving supplies from a shelf in the storeroom. The employee tripped over boxes on the floor and caught herself by grabbing the shelf, resulting in a fractured left shoulder. The employee was hospitalized.

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