# Fractures at St. Elizabeth Hospital
> OSHA SIR `20161211417` · 12/7/2016 · APPLETON, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Parking lot-paved
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** St. Elizabeth Hospital
- **Location:** 1506 S Oneida Street, APPLETON, WISCONSIN, 54914
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking in the parking lot when she stepped onto black ice and fell. Her left leg twisted during the fall, breaking her tibia and fibula.

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