# Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at Veterans Administration Medical Center
> OSHA SIR `2020010344` · 1/13/2020 · BOISE, IDAHO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple trunk locations
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Sidewalk, path, outdoor walkway-paved
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** Veterans Administration Medical Center
- **Location:** 500 Fort Street, BOISE, IDAHO, 83702
- **NAICS:** 923140
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee slipped on snow or ice on the sidewalk, impacting the concrete and suffering five fractured ribs, three fractured vertebrae, and a punctured lung.

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