# Fractures at Charleston Area Medical Center, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022119891` · 11/9/2022 · CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Power cords, electrical cords, extension cords
## Employer
- **Name:** Charleston Area Medical Center, Inc.
- **Location:** 3200 MacCorkle Avenue SE, CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA, 25304
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking behind a machine when they tripped over the cord and fell to the floor, resulting in a femur fracture.

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