# Fractures at BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER
> OSHA SIR `2024043094` · 4/9/2024 · BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slip or trip
- **Source:** Other constructed surface
- **Secondary source:** Medical and surgical machinery, equipment  n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER
- **Location:** 840 HARRISON AVENUE, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02118
- **NAICS:** 621111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee tripped over life support equipment in an operating room, fell, and suffered a broken ankle. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

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