# Fractures at Cleveland Clinic
> OSHA SIR `2023010033` · 1/3/2023 · INDEPENDENCE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thoracic region
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Porches, balconies, decks, patios
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Cleveland Clinic
- **Location:** 6801 BRECKSVILLE ROAD, INDEPENDENCE, OHIO, 44131
- **NAICS:** 541990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was speaking with clients while on a porch at their residence. The employee stepped back and fell off the porch, resulting in a fractured T2 vertebra.

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