# Fractures at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
> OSHA SIR `2021087278` · 8/25/2021 · AUGUSTA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Stairs, steps-indoors
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- **Location:** 950 15th Street, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, 30904
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 25, 2021, an employee fell in a stairwell. She was hospitalized, having suffered a broken femur.

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