# Fractures at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
> OSHA SIR `2021064791` · 6/12/2021 · NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Desks
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- **Location:** 2200 Fort Roots Drive, NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, 72114
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing up from her work station when her foot got caught on the desk. The employee fell to the floor and broke her left hip.

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