# Fractures at Medtronic
> OSHA SIR `2025032606` · 3/19/2025 · EATONTOWN, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip joint(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slip or trip
- **Source:** Other constructed surface
- **Secondary source:** Disinfectants, detergents, soap products
## Employer
- **Name:** Medtronic
- **Location:** 201 industrial way west, EATONTOWN, NEW JERSEY, 07724
- **NAICS:** 339112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The employee sprayed her hands with isopropyl alcohol (IPA) disinfectant. While using the alcohol and rubbing her hands, droplets of IPA fell to the floor. When the employee turned to walk away, her right foot slipped on the IPA droplets and she fell to the floor, landing on her right side and fracturing her right hip. The employee was hospitalized.

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