# Fractures at HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest
> OSHA SIR `2025032549` · 3/18/2025 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip joint(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Wheelchairs, scooters  nonpowered
- **Secondary source:** Caps, lids, covers  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest
- **Location:** 710 Cypress Creek Pkwy, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77090
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee, who has been using an orthopedic scooter, was moving in a hallway when a wheel of the scooter hit a cap on the floor, causing the employee to lose balance and fall. The employee sustained a fractured left hip.

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