# Sprains at Meriter Hospital, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019021867` · 2/19/2019 · MADISON, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Sprains
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** Meriter Hospital, Inc.
- **Location:** 2650 Novation Parkway, MADISON, WISCONSIN, 53713
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was leaving a car to go into work. The employee slipped on ice and fell, suffering sprains to the back and knee.

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