# Fractures at HARRY S. TRUMAN VETERANS HOSPITAL
> OSHA SIR `20191213138` · 12/23/2019 · COLUMBIA, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Floor coverings- nonstructural
## Employer
- **Name:** HARRY S. TRUMAN VETERANS HOSPITAL
- **Location:** 800 HOSPITAL DRIVE, COLUMBIA, MISSOURI, 65201
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was entering a hospital on a walker. She tripped on a walk-off mat just inside the door, falling and breaking her left ankle.

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