# Fractures at Kettering Medical Center
> OSHA SIR `2024076703` · 7/23/2024 · KETTERING, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the neck
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall while sitting
- **Source:** Chairs, single-person seating
- **Secondary source:** Clothing
## Employer
- **Name:** Kettering Medical Center
- **Location:** 3535 Southern Blvd., KETTERING, OHIO, 45429
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee tripped while sitting and fell to the ground. The employee suffered a facial laceration and a broken neck vertebra.

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