# Fractures at Salas O'Brien
> OSHA SIR `20231110456` · 11/13/2023 · MINEOLA, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper arm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Salas O'Brien
- **Location:** NYU Langone Hospital, MINEOLA, NEW YORK, 11501
- **NAICS:** 541330
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing a mechanical assessment of an HVAC system. As they were walking in the mechanical room, they tripped over a condensate pipe that was a few inches off the floor and fell, resulting in a broken humerus.

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