# Fractures at Department of Veteran Affairs
> OSHA SIR `2017054653` · 5/23/2017 · JAMAICA, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple leg locations, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Fabric pressers and ironing appliances
## Employer
- **Name:** Department of Veteran Affairs
- **Location:** 179-00 Linden Blvd, JAMAICA, NEW YORK, 11425
- **NAICS:** 623311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was changing the ribbon on a linen press when his shirt became caught in the press machine. He twisted his body and fell to the floor, fracturing his femur and leg.

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