# Fractures at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
> OSHA SIR `2024076838` · 7/28/2024 · HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Rib(s), oblique area
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object dropped by person
- **Source:** Medical beds, stretchers, cots
- **Secondary source:** Workers engaging in team lift
## Employer
- **Name:** Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
- **Location:** 500 University Drive, HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA, 17033
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was assisting Emergency Medical Services (EMS) staff with moving a patient out of an ambulance. The patient transport bed flipped over and struck the employee's chest causing rib fractures on the right side.

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