# Fractures at WESTLAKE HOSPITAL
> OSHA SIR `2017109620` · 10/6/2017 · MELROSE PARK, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Elbow(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** WESTLAKE HOSPITAL
- **Location:** 1225 W. LAKE STREET, MELROSE PARK, ILLINOIS, 60160
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 6, 2017, at approximately 11:30 p.m., an employee slipped on water and fell to the ground while assisting a surgical procedure, fracturing the left elbow and requiring hospitalization.

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