# Fractures at Northside Hospital Cherokee
> OSHA SIR `2017010840` · 1/26/2017 · CANTON, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Tables, worktables
## Employer
- **Name:** Northside Hospital Cherokee
- **Location:** 201 Hospital Road, CANTON, GEORGIA, 30114
- **NAICS:** 621111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was sitting in a chair in a patient's room. As she stood up, her foot caught the bed side table. She lost her balance and fell backwards resulting in a fractured right femur.

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