# Fractures at Hackensack Meridian Health Hospitals Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2022109376` · 10/26/2022 · EDISON, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper arm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over self
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Hackensack Meridian Health Hospitals Corporation
- **Location:** 343 Thornall Street, EDISON, NEW JERSEY, 08837
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 26, 2022, at approximately 3:30 PM, an employee was walking toward the bank of elevators. As she walked between two nearby coworkers, the employee's left foot became stuck to the floor as her right foot stepped on the back of her left shoe. The employee tripped and fell forward, striking her head and upper body against the wall. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery for a fractured left humerus.

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