# Fractures at Hackensack Meridian Health Hospitals Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2021098076` · 9/20/2021 · EDISON, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
- **Source:** Sidewalk, path, or outdoor walkway irregularity
## Employer
- **Name:** Hackensack Meridian Health Hospitals Corporation
- **Location:** 65 James Street, EDISON, NEW JERSEY, 08820
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was swiping her building access badge when she stepped into a rut/hole in the concrete beneath the badge swipe station, lost her balance, and fell. She suffered a broken hip.

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