# Fractures at Merakey Extended Acute Care Program
> OSHA SIR `2022021308` · 2/10/2022 · YORK, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other jump to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Porches, balconies, decks, patios
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Merakey Extended Acute Care Program
- **Location:** 651 Albright Avenue, YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, 17404
- **NAICS:** 623220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was taking two residents onto the porch at a program facility. Another resident ran past the employee, jumped over the porch railing, and ran down the alley away from the program. The employee attempted to go after the resident by jumping over the railing after him, but she was injured when she landed on the ground. The employee sustained a fractured tibia.

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