# Fractures at The Senior Hub
> OSHA SIR `2016109322` · 10/3/2016 · FEDERAL HEIGHTS, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
## Employer
- **Name:** The Senior Hub
- **Location:** 2360 West 90th Ave, FEDERAL HEIGHTS, COLORADO, 80260
- **NAICS:** 624120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on a step stool (22 inches) and arranging boxes in a supply closet. As she finished up, she lost her balance and fell to the ground. She landed hard on the ground on her right side with her right arm extended, breaking it in three places.

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