# Fractures at U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs
> OSHA SIR `2017043278` · 4/11/2017 · CINCINNATI, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- **Location:** 3200 Vine Street, CINCINNATI, OHIO, 45220
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking into the building on a rainy day, slipped on the tile floor and fell fracturing the right kneecap.

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