# Fractures at MaineHealth Maine Behavioral Health
> OSHA SIR `2024088015` · 8/29/2024 · WESTBROOK, MAINE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Other constructed surface
- **Secondary source:** Shoes, socks, footwear
## Employer
- **Name:** MaineHealth Maine Behavioral Health
- **Location:** 123 Andover Rd, WESTBROOK, MAINE, 04092
- **NAICS:** 622210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing a movement drill exercise called a "protective shuffle" with an instructor. While performing the backward steps, the employee's shoe came off and caused them to fall. The employee struck a nearby chair and then the floor, sustaining a fractured left femur.

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