# Fractures at United States Army Corps of Engineers
> OSHA SIR `2023054621` · 5/24/2023 · ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS
## 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:** United States Army Corps of Engineers
- **Location:** 1710 Whitmore St. building 340, ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS, 61201
- **NAICS:** 561210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 24, 2023, an employee was leaving the building when their foot was caught in slatted carpet, causing them to trip. They fell against the glass door and sustained a hip fracture and lacerations to the hand, wrist, and forearm that required hospitalization.

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