# Fractures at Penn Highlands DuBois
> OSHA SIR `2023032875` · 3/31/2023 · DUBOIS, PENNSYLVANIA
## 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:** Penn Highlands DuBois
- **Location:** 100 Hospital Avenue, DUBOIS, PENNSYLVANIA, 15801
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On March 31, 2023, at 12:30 PM, an employee was entering the lower level basement door while carrying items after a local rain storm. She tripped on a rug and landed on her left hip, resulting in a hip fracture that required hospitalization.

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