# Fractures at WHEATON COLLEGE
> OSHA SIR `2023054037` · 5/4/2023 · NORTON, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Stairs, steps, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** WHEATON COLLEGE
- **Location:** 26 EAST MAIN STREET, NORTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02766
- **NAICS:** 611310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was descending the stairs when they missed the last three steps and fell to the landing, sustaining a right femur fracture that required hospitalization.

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