# Fractures at CHI Health Good Samaritan Hospital
> OSHA SIR `2023109811` · 10/24/2023 · KEARNEY, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** CHI Health Good Samaritan Hospital
- **Location:** 10 E. 31st St, KEARNEY, NEBRASKA, 68847
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was replacing a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) valve in a ceiling while standing on a ladder. The ladder collapsed while the employee was descending, causing them to fall to the floor. The employee sustained a broken wrist.

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