# Fractures at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Veterans Health Administration
> OSHA SIR `2022054316` · 5/17/2022 · MADISON, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Veterans Health Administration
- **Location:** 2500 Overlook Terrace, MADISON, WISCONSIN, 53705
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee threw metal chairs into a recycling dumpster, then climbed into the dumpster to make adjustments to make more room. While getting out of the dumpster, the employee fell to the ground and sustained a fractured left rib.

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