# Fractures at West Boca Medical Center
> OSHA SIR `2024021073` · 2/4/2024 · BOCA RATON, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall while sitting
- **Source:** Other constructed surface
- **Secondary source:** Chairs, single-person seating
## Employer
- **Name:** West Boca Medical Center
- **Location:** 21644 State Road 7, BOCA RATON, FLORIDA, 33428
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to sit down on a task chair when the chair slid backward. The employee fell to the floor and fractured her right wrist.

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