# Fractures at Houston Methodist Hospital
> OSHA SIR `2015086053` · 8/24/2015 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Buckets, baskets, pails
## Employer
- **Name:** Houston Methodist Hospital
- **Location:** 6560 Fannin, Ste. 450, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77030
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on a step stool while applying a surgical dressing in the operating room. While stepping down, she stepped into a table-side bucket and fell, fracturing her left ankle. She was admitted and had surgery to repair her ankle.

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