# Fractures at Southern Ocean Medical Center
> OSHA SIR `2023032442` · 3/17/2023 · MANAHAWKIN, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Stretchers, backboards, wheeled cots, stair chairs
## Employer
- **Name:** Southern Ocean Medical Center
- **Location:** 1140 State HWY 72 West, MANAHAWKIN, NEW JERSEY, 08050
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking when they tripped on the wheel of a stretcher. The employee extended their hand to brace themself and fell to the floor, sustaining a broken right wrist.

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