# Fractures at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
> OSHA SIR `2017021313` · 2/9/2017 · KITTERY, MAINE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
- **Location:** Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, KITTERY, MAINE, 03904
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While walking into work an employee slipped on ice and fell, breaking a bone in her leg.

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