# Fractures at Stormont-Vail Hospital
> OSHA SIR `2023032640` · 3/24/2023 · TOPEKA, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
- **Source:** Floor irregularity
## Employer
- **Name:** Stormont-Vail Hospital
- **Location:** 1500 10th Ave, TOPEKA, KANSAS, 66604
- **NAICS:** 621999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loading dirty dishes into a dish washing machine when their foot caught on tile grout on the kitchen floor. The employee slipped and fell to the floor, resulting in a left hip fracture.

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