# Fractures at JERSEY CITY MEDICAL CENTER
> OSHA SIR `20201211592` · 12/10/2020 · JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
- **Source:** Sidewalk, path, or outdoor walkway irregularity
## Employer
- **Name:** JERSEY CITY MEDICAL CENTER
- **Location:** 355 GRAND STREET, JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, 07305
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking out of a building on her way to a meeting when she tripped on an uneven sidewalk and fell, resulting in fractured wrists, a left facial laceration underneath her eye, and contusions of the elbow bilateral, right knee, and shoulder.

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