# Fractures at Allegheny General Hospital
> OSHA SIR `2016098534` · 9/9/2016 · PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Stairs, steps, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Allegheny General Hospital
- **Location:** 320 East North Avenue, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, 15212
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was carrying packages down the stairs when the back of the employee's shoe caught on the previous stair. The employee fell down 2 stairs and broke the left ankle.

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