# Fractures at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
> OSHA SIR `20201211923` · 12/22/2020 · AUGUSTA, MAINE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- **Location:** 1 VA Center, AUGUSTA, MAINE, 04330
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee slipped and fell to the floor, suffering a fracture to the tibia at the kneecap. The employee was hospitalized.

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