# Fractures at Messiah University
> OSHA SIR `2024043529` · 4/23/2024 · MECHANICSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slip or trip
- **Source:** Other constructed surface
- **Secondary source:** Movable floor coverings  not attached
## Employer
- **Name:** Messiah University
- **Location:** One College Avenue, MECHANICSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 17055
- **NAICS:** 611310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was collecting trash when she tripped on a carpet mat and fell, fracturing her femur.

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