# Fractures at Northwestern Medicine
> OSHA SIR `20171111229` · 11/23/2017 · CAROL STREAM, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
- **Source:** Curbs
## Employer
- **Name:** Northwestern Medicine
- **Location:** 6990 North Ave, CAROL STREAM, ILLINOIS, 60188
- **NAICS:** 621610
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 11/23/2017, at approximately 12:47 p.m., an employee tripped on an uneven curb while going into a patient's home. The employee fell and suffered a broken hip, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

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