# Fractures and soft tissue injuries at Amherst College
> OSHA SIR `2025043624` · 4/18/2025 · AMHERST, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet) and ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and soft tissue injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  unspecified
- **Source:** Stairs, steps
- **Secondary source:** Ground, travel, and support surfaces  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Amherst College
- **Location:** 59 College St, AMHERST, MASSACHUSETTS, 01002
- **NAICS:** 611699
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was leaving the building when they tripped on the steps and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a fractured left foot and a sprained right ankle.

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