# Fractures at Merakey
> OSHA SIR `2018099299` · 9/8/2018 · ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s) and knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Stairs, steps, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** Merakey
- **Location:** 311 Lotz Avenue, ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA, 16602
- **NAICS:** 623210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee slipped and fell down a flight of stairs that were wet with water, suffering a broken left ankle and fractured kneecap.

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