# Fractures at Allegheny Health Network
> OSHA SIR `2017099423` · 9/30/2017 · PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Power cords, electrical cords, extension cords
## Employer
- **Name:** Allegheny Health Network
- **Location:** 320 East North Avenue, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, 15212
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking away from a patient's bed when the employee's foot was caught in the bed's control module cord. The employee tripped and tried to brace the fall with their hands, breaking both wrists.

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