# Fractures at Cornell University
> OSHA SIR `2024088045` · 8/29/2024 · ITHACA, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Slip, trip, stumble while stepping between levels
- **Source:** Stairs, steps
- **Secondary source:** Source, secondary source  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Cornell University
- **Location:** 395 Pine Tree Road, ITHACA, NEW YORK, 14850
- **NAICS:** 611310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee fell backward while descending stairs. The employee suffered a broken bone in the back.

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