# Fractures at Kansas City VA Medical Center : US Veterans Affairs Department
> OSHA SIR `2022119836` · 11/8/2022 · KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s) and leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified
- **Source:** Skid steer loaders, mini loaders
## Employer
- **Name:** Kansas City VA Medical Center : US Veterans Affairs Department
- **Location:** 4801 Linwood Boulevard, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, 64128
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was spotting for a skid steer operator. The employee moved to readjust the load onto the forks and made contact with the skid steer tracks. The employee sustained bilateral leg and ankle fractures.

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