# Fractures at Mercy Hospital
> OSHA SIR `2015042333` · 4/24/2015 · BOARDMAN, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Patient
## Employer
- **Name:** Mercy Hospital
- **Location:** 8401 Market St., BOARDMAN, OHIO, 44513
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping a patient stand when the patient lost his/her balance and fell.  The employee was struck in the left leg when the patient fell, sustaining a broken knee.

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