# Fractures at Amedisys Home Health Care
> OSHA SIR `20191111728` · 11/11/2019 · O FALLON, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** Amedisys Home Health Care
- **Location:** 624 Pierce Blvd #100, O FALLON, ILLINOIS, 62269
- **NAICS:** 621610
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking up a ramp to a patient's home. The ramp was wet and cold, and the employee slipped and fell, suffering a broken left leg. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

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