# Fractures at WVU Medicine
> OSHA SIR `2023031932` · 3/1/2023 · RIPLEY, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Floor coverings- nonstructural
## Employer
- **Name:** WVU Medicine
- **Location:** 122 Pinnell Street, RIPLEY, WEST VIRGINIA, 25271
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was serving co-workers in the cafeteria when they slipped or tripped over an anti-fatigue mat and fell, striking their elbow and hip on the floor. The employee suffered a fractured hip.

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