# Fractures at Help at Home
> OSHA SIR `2023043508` · 4/19/2023 · ELMHURST, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floor coverings- nonstructural
## Employer
- **Name:** Help at Home
- **Location:** 85-03 57 Road, ELMHURST, NEW YORK, 11373
- **NAICS:** 561720
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was clearing a path to transport a patient outside. She slipped on a wet mat and fell to the ground, resulting in a fractured thigh.

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