# Sprains, strains, minor tears at Waterbury Hospital
> OSHA SIR `2024087087` · 8/3/2024 · WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Sprains, strains, minor tears
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slip or trip
- **Source:** Other constructed surface
- **Secondary source:** Water, liquids nonchemical
## Employer
- **Name:** Waterbury Hospital
- **Location:** 64 Robbin Street, WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT, 06721
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 3, 2024, an employee was walking in the hallway when they slipped on water and fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a strain to their left hamstring.

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