# Fractures at MIT
> OSHA SIR `2017032388` · 3/15/2017 · CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Sidewalks, paths, outdoor walkways, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** MIT
- **Location:** 555 Memorial Drive, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, 02138
- **NAICS:** 611310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 3/15/17, an employee walking on a walkway towards the southwest entrance of the building slipped and fell on ice and broke their right leg. The employee was hospitalized.

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