# Fractures at Sonida Senior Living
> OSHA SIR `2023076206` · 7/12/2023 · HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Sonida Senior Living
- **Location:** 2607 Albert Pike Road, HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS, 71913
- **NAICS:** 623312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On July 12, 2023, an employee was working as a driver and assisting a resident with exiting a transport van. As the employee was positioning the walker, the resident began to fall. The employee went to prevent the resident from falling when the employee lost balance and fell, sustaining a vertebral compression fracture. The employee was hospitalized.

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