# Fractures at WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
> OSHA SIR `2021075784` · 7/14/2021 · SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall while sitting
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Chairs
## Employer
- **Name:** WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
- **Location:** 4939 CHILDREN'S PLACE, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63110
- **NAICS:** 621111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee went to sit on a stool when the stool rolled out from under her, causing her to fall to the floor and resulting in a broken neck vertebra.

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