# Fractures and other injuries, unspecified at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, St. Cloud VA Health Care System
> OSHA SIR `20211211081` · 12/27/2021 · SAINT CLOUD, MINNESOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and other injuries, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Skid steer loaders, mini loaders
- **Secondary source:** Valves, nozzles
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, St. Cloud VA Health Care System
- **Location:** 4801 Veterans Drive, SAINT CLOUD, MINNESOTA, 56303
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was clearing snow out of a parking area, using a mini-loader with a bucket attached. The bucket hit a water shutoff valve sticking up above the road surface; the mini-loader stopped, and the employee hit its glass front door and shattered the glass. The employee suffered a head laceration, an injured tongue, an injured sternum, broken ribs, and an injured hand.

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