# Fractures at Baylor University
> OSHA SIR `2024021670` · 2/22/2024 · WACO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back  sacral region
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  unspecified
- **Source:** Structures and surfaces  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Athletic and outdoor equipment  n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Baylor University
- **Location:** 209 Speight Ave., WACO, TEXAS, 76798
- **NAICS:** 923110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A student employee was rappelling in a gym, training students before a field trip. The rope she was using slipped through the rigging, causing her to fall onto the bleachers below. She was hospitalized with a broken sacrum.

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