# Fractures at Danbury Hospital
> OSHA SIR `2025031997` · 3/1/2025 · DANBURY, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slip or trip
- **Source:** Other constructed surface
- **Secondary source:** Power cords, electrical cords, extension cords
## Employer
- **Name:** Danbury Hospital
- **Location:** 24 Hospital Avenue, DANBURY, CONNECTICUT, 06810
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking away from her desk when her foot became caught on a hanging cord and she tripped and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a fractured right femur.

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