# Dislocation of joints at Electric Power Research Institute
> OSHA SIR `2021053670` · 5/4/2021 · APOLLO BEACH, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)
- **Nature of injury:** Dislocation of joints
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
- **Source:** Curbs
## Employer
- **Name:** Electric Power Research Institute
- **Location:** TECO Big Bend Power Plant, APOLLO BEACH, FLORIDA, 33572
- **NAICS:** 541690
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking in the parking lot when he tripped over a curb and fell to the ground, resulting in a separated left shoulder that required hospitalization and surgery.

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