# Fractures at U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
> OSHA SIR `2022032430` · 3/17/2022 · RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Ground, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Mud
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
- **Location:** 3305 Sungate Drive, RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, 27610
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was crossing a sloped, grassy area. She slipped on wet grass and mud and fell to the ground, suffering a broken left tibia and fibula. She was hospitalized and underwent surgery.

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