# Fractures at UnityPoint Health - Methodist Hospital
> OSHA SIR `2023010586` · 1/18/2023 · PEORIA, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall while sitting
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Chairs
## Employer
- **Name:** UnityPoint Health - Methodist Hospital
- **Location:** 7600 N. Academic Drive, PEORIA, ILLINOIS, 61615
- **NAICS:** 621111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On January 18, 2023, an employee was putting together a shelving unit. They went to sit down in a chair and the chair moved, causing the employee to fall to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured wrist and ankle.

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