# Fractures at Kindred Hospital
> OSHA SIR `2021054418` · 5/1/2021 · HAVERTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Floor coverings- nonstructural
## Employer
- **Name:** Kindred Hospital
- **Location:** 2000 West Chester Pike, HAVERTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 19083
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was assisting a patient and slipped on a padded mat. The employee put both hands out to break their fall and suffered bilateral buckle fractures in both wrists.

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