# Fractures at Carnegie Mellon University
> OSHA SIR `2020021970` · 2/28/2020 · PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
## Employer
- **Name:** Carnegie Mellon University
- **Location:** 5000 Forbes Avenue, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, 15213
- **NAICS:** 611310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee tripped over a large dolly and fell to the floor, hitting several items on the way down. She suffered a broken bone in her left thigh and a strained right wrist.

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