# Fractures at Hofstra University
> OSHA SIR `2018044048` · 4/27/2018 · HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Elbow(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Bags, sacks
## Employer
- **Name:** Hofstra University
- **Location:** 205 Hofstra University, HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK, 11549
- **NAICS:** 611310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was checking equipment in the paint shop when he tripped over a bag that was sitting on the floor and fell, landing on and fracturing his left elbow.

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