# Fractures at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Veterans Health Administration
> OSHA SIR `2020065650` · 6/17/2020 · MADISON, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
- **Source:** Floor irregularity
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Veterans Health Administration
- **Location:** 2500 Overlook Terrace, MADISON, WISCONSIN, 53705
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking on a ramp to deliver a laundry cart when she took a step backwards and her foot was caught in a cart track. She fell to the ground and fractured her ankle, requiring hospitalization.

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