# Fractures at Veterans Health Administration
> OSHA SIR `20211211198` · 12/21/2021 · PORTLAND, OREGON
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall from pedal cycle
- **Source:** Bicycle, pedal cycle
- **Secondary source:** Rain
## Employer
- **Name:** Veterans Health Administration
- **Location:** 3710 SW U.S. Veterans Hospital Rd., PORTLAND, OREGON, 97239
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was turning his bicycle when he lost traction on wet pavement and the bike slid out from under him. He fell on his right side, suffering a broken right hip that required surgery.

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