# Fractures and soft tissue injuries at UC Medical Center
> OSHA SIR `2024032353` · 3/15/2024 · CINCINNATI, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet) and toe(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and soft tissue injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  unspecified
- **Source:** Stairs, steps
- **Secondary source:** Source, secondary source  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** UC Medical Center
- **Location:** 3188 Bellevue Avenue, CINCINNATI, OHIO, 45219
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On March 15, 2024, an employee was walking to the hospital to treat a patient when they fell sideways off a set of steps. They sustained a dislocated and fractured left foot and a broken toe. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

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