# Fractures at ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL
> OSHA SIR `2025065244` · 6/3/2025 · BETHPAGE, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back  lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Other constructed surface
- **Secondary source:** Doors  swinging and sliding
## Employer
- **Name:** ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL
- **Location:** 4295 HEMPSTEAD TURNPIKE, BETHPAGE, NEW YORK, 11714
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee opened a door and went to put a piece of paper in her pocket when the door swung back and struck her, knocking her to the floor. The employee fell onto her back and was hospitalized with a fractured L3 vertebra.

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