# Bruises, contusions at Minister, Elders & Deacons of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of the City of New York
> OSHA SIR `2025088516` · 8/26/2025 · NEW YORK, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Bruises, contusions
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slip or trip
- **Source:** Other constructed surface
- **Secondary source:** Container caps, lids, covers
## Employer
- **Name:** Minister, Elders & Deacons of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of the City of New York
- **Location:** 50 East 7th Street, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10003
- **NAICS:** 813110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A television crew was filming in our sanctuary and asked an employee to adjust the temperature in the space. As the employee turned around after adjusting the temperature, he slipped on the lid of an equipment case and fell. The employee twisted when he fell on the floor and injured his right knee below the patella. The employee sustained swelling, a severe hematoma, and pulmonary embolisms requiring hospitalization and surgery.

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