# Fractures at Houston Methodist West Hospital
> OSHA SIR `2016042844` · 4/5/2016 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Houston Methodist West Hospital
- **Location:** 18500 Katy Freeway, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77094
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pushing a wheelchair to place it in the front lobby when he tripped and the wheel chair was pushed away from him. He fell on his left side and fractured his left shoulder and left hip.

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