# Fractures at Girling Health Care, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024043627` · 4/25/2024 · PLAINVIEW, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip joint(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slip or trip
- **Source:** Other constructed surface
- **Secondary source:** Wheelchairs, mobility devices  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Girling Health Care, Inc.
- **Location:** 813 8th St., PLAINVIEW, TEXAS, 79072
- **NAICS:** 621610
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee moved a patient from a wheelchair to another location. The employee then tripped over the wheelchair and fell on the ground, fracturing their left hip.

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