# Fractures at The Trustees of Wheaton College
> OSHA SIR `2024010547` · 1/18/2024 · WHEATON, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip joint(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slip or trip
- **Source:** Other constructed surface
- **Secondary source:** Source, secondary source  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** The Trustees of Wheaton College
- **Location:** 501 College Avenue, WHEATON, ILLINOIS, 60187
- **NAICS:** 611310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was presenting academic material when she tripped on carpet and fell. The employee suffered a hip fracture that required surgery.

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