# Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified at Harvard University
> OSHA SIR `2025010677` · 1/21/2025 · BROOKLINE, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  unspecified
- **Source:** Stairs, steps
- **Secondary source:** Ground, travel, and support surfaces  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Harvard University
- **Location:** 2 White Place, BROOKLINE, MASSACHUSETTS, 02445
- **NAICS:** 611310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee slipped and fell down a small flight of stairs and suffered a back injury. The employee was hospitalized.

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