# Fractures at Presence St. Joseph Hospital
> OSHA SIR `2024109469` · 10/10/2024 · JOLIET, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slip or trip
- **Source:** Stairs, steps
- **Secondary source:** Water, liquids nonchemical
## Employer
- **Name:** Presence St. Joseph Hospital
- **Location:** 333 N. Madison Street, JOLIET, ILLINOIS, 60435
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was descending in a stairwell. She slipped at a landing, fell onto her knees and left hip, and suffered a broken femur. She was hospitalized.

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