# Fractures at BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL
> OSHA SIR `2021087489` · 8/31/2021 · BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Trash, garbage
## Employer
- **Name:** BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL
- **Location:** 75 Francis Street, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02115
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While walking inside the hospital, an employee slipped on food waste and fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured patella.

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