# Fractures at Lehigh University
> OSHA SIR `2024043124` · 4/9/2024 · BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  unspecified
- **Source:** Stairs, steps
- **Secondary source:** Ground, travel, and support surfaces  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Lehigh University
- **Location:** 111 Research Drive, BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA, 18015
- **NAICS:** 611310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee fell while descending steps outside a building and suffered a fractured left kneecap and a strained right ankle. The employee was hospitalized.

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