# Fractures at University of Nebraska Medical Center
> OSHA SIR `2024032658` · 3/25/2024 · OMAHA, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall while sitting
- **Source:** Other constructed surface
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** University of Nebraska Medical Center
- **Location:** 4400 Emile Street, OMAHA, NEBRASKA, 68198
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee lost their balance and fell while attempting to sit on a stool in a patient exam room. They landed on their left wrist, resulting in fractures to the ulna and radius bones.

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