# Fractures at Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire
> OSHA SIR `2017021782` · 2/24/2017 · EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Sidewalk, path, outdoor walkway-paved
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire
- **Location:** 1221 Whipple Street, EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN, 54703
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 24, 2017, at 6:56 a.m., an employee fell on the snow covered sidewalk while walking into work and fractured the left femur.

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