# Fractures at Altus Hospice - North Houston
> OSHA SIR `20211210489` · 12/7/2021 · NEW CANEY, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Porches, balconies, decks, patios
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Altus Hospice - North Houston
- **Location:** 22687 Kent, NEW CANEY, TEXAS, 77357
- **NAICS:** 621999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was at a patient's home providing care when she fell off the patient's porch, resulting in a broken left leg.

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