# Fractures at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
> OSHA SIR `2023087515` · 8/16/2023 · HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
- **Location:** 500 University Drive, HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA, 17033
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was servicing an air handling unit. While descending a ladder, the employee misstepped and fell to the floor, resulting in a left hand fracture and a back injury. They were hospitalized.

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