# Fractures at University of Chicago Medicine
> OSHA SIR `20211210581` · 12/9/2021 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(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:** University of Chicago Medicine
- **Location:** 5837 South Maryland Avenue, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60637
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was escorting a doctor out of the hospital, tripped over the entrance mat, and fell resulting in a fractured hip.

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