# Fractures at UMASS Memorial Commuinity Hospitals Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019065859` · 6/10/2019 · WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified
- **Source:** Floor, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** UMASS Memorial Commuinity Hospitals Inc.
- **Location:** 119 Belmont Street, WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, 01605
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was transporting a patient on a gurney and walking backwards up a slight incline when the employee tripped and fell to the floor, suffering a broken hip.

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