# Fractures at William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital
> OSHA SIR `20211211153` · 12/29/2021 · MADISON, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Liquids, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital
- **Location:** 2500 Overlook Terrace, MADISON, WISCONSIN, 53705
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was doing housekeeping in an emergency department patient's room. After mopping the floor, he slipped and fell, landing on the floor and breaking his right hip.

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