# Fractures and dislocations at Cooper University Health Care
> OSHA SIR `2023010126` · 1/5/2023 · CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and dislocations
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Curbs
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Cooper University Health Care
- **Location:** ONE COOPER PLAZA, CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY, 08103
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was outside a hospital to assist in looking for a patient. After she spoke with a security guard, she turned to walk away and inadvertently stepped off a curb, twisting and landing on her left ankle. The employee suffered a fractured and dislocated ankle.

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