# Fractures at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital
> OSHA SIR `2015030987` · 3/4/2015 · PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Stairs, steps-outdoors
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** UPMC Presbyterian Hospital
- **Location:** 200 Lothrop Street, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, 15213
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An HVAC maintenance employee was descending five flights of stairs when he slipped and/or lost his footing and fell. The employee sustained fractured ribs and was hospitalized. The employer stated that snow and ice were contributing factors.

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