# Fractures at US Department of Veterans Affairs
> OSHA SIR `20191111903` · 11/15/2019 · CINCINNATI, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thoracic region
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Elevators
## Employer
- **Name:** US Department of Veterans Affairs
- **Location:** 3200 Vine St, CINCINNATI, OHIO, 45220
- **NAICS:** 923140
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An elevator door closed on an employee's foot and the employee fell backward onto the floor, suffering a broken D12 vertebra.

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