# Fractures at Warren General Hospital
> OSHA SIR `2023054752` · 5/30/2023 · WARREN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall while sitting
- **Source:** Wheelchairs and other mobility devices, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
## Employer
- **Name:** Warren General Hospital
- **Location:** 2 W Crescent Park, WARREN, PENNSYLVANIA, 16365
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The employee had clocked out for the day and was leaving the facility. As the employee was going down an exit ramp to the parking lot, their wheelchair struck a bump and the foot plate became jammed. The employee was ejected from the wheelchair onto the concrete/pavement and sustained a hip fracture.

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