# Fractures at St David's Georgetown Hospital
> OSHA SIR `2023065169` · 6/12/2023 · GEORGETOWN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** St David's Georgetown Hospital
- **Location:** 2000 Scenic Dr., GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, 78626
- **NAICS:** 622310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pushing a linen cart down a ramp. He lost his footing, took a step backward and fell to the bottom of the loading dock, suffering a broken left hip.

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