# Fractures at Children's National Medical Center
> OSHA SIR `2022098238` · 9/18/2022 · WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall while sitting
- **Source:** Chairs
## Employer
- **Name:** Children's National Medical Center
- **Location:** 111 Michigan Avenue, NW, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 20010
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A chair broke, and the employee sitting in it fell to the floor. The employee suffered a broken ankle and was hospitalized.

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