# Fractures at Memorial Hermann Health System
> OSHA SIR `2024054235` · 5/14/2024 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower extremities  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slip or trip
- **Source:** Other constructed surface
- **Secondary source:** Power cords, electrical cords, extension cords
## Employer
- **Name:** Memorial Hermann Health System
- **Location:** 6411 Fannin, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77030
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was disposing of patient care items when they tripped on a wire and fell, resulting in fractures to their left wrist, kneecap, and femur.

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