# Fractures at Houston Methodist Health Systems
> OSHA SIR `2015031629` · 3/31/2015 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Power cords, electrical cords, extension cords
## Employer
- **Name:** Houston Methodist Health Systems
- **Location:** 18300 St. John's Drive, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77058
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee got tangled in a computer cord at her desk and then fell to the ground, fracturing her left arm and requiring major surgery; she also bruised her left ankle and foot.

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