# Fractures at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
> OSHA SIR `2022054261` · 5/16/2022 · CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Sidewalks, paths, outdoor walkways, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- **Location:** 1 Medical Center Drive, CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA, 26301
- **NAICS:** 923140
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking a patient to their car. The employee lost their footing and fell on the parking lot sidewalk fracturing their knee. The employee was hospitalized.

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