# Fractures and dislocations at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - VA Long Beach Healthcare System
> OSHA SIR `2023076536` · 7/21/2023 · LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and dislocations
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Power cords, electrical cords, extension cords
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - VA Long Beach Healthcare System
- **Location:** 5901 E. 7TH STREET, LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA, 90822
- **NAICS:** 923140
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

On July 21, 2023, an employee was sitting at her computer work station entering notes. She completed the task and stood up from her chair. She proceeded to walk, but her leg was caught by the computer's keyboard cord causing her to trip and fall on her left side. The employee sustained a dislocated left glenohumeral joint, left proximal humerus fracture, and left femoral neck fracture.

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