# Fractures at Houston Methodist Hospital
> OSHA SIR `2015011007` · 1/31/2015 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Chairs
## Employer
- **Name:** Houston Methodist Hospital
- **Location:** 6447 Main St, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77030
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Worker was attending a training. When it ended, she was assigned to remove the decorations. She stood on a chair, fell, and fractured her tibia. She was taken to the emergency room where she was admitted for surgery.

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