# Fractures at Merakey Allegheny Valley School
> OSHA SIR `2023065521` · 6/21/2023 · SLIPPERY ROCK, PENNSYLVANIA
## 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:** Chairs
## Employer
- **Name:** Merakey Allegheny Valley School
- **Location:** 189 Harmony Road, SLIPPERY ROCK, PENNSYLVANIA, 16057
- **NAICS:** 624310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was sitting at a table when she heard a loud noise and got up from the table to check on the residents. The employee's foot got caught on the chair leg, causing her to trip and fall to the floor. The employee was hospitalized for a hip fracture.

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