# Sprains at PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
> OSHA SIR `2015075237` · 7/30/2015 · PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Sprains
## Cause
- **Event:** Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode
- **Source:** Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
## Employer
- **Name:** PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
- **Location:** ELM RD, PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY, 08540
- **NAICS:** 611310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee missed a step while descending a step stool, spraining the left ankle and requiring surgery.

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