# Fractures at U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs
> OSHA SIR `2023043760` · 4/27/2023 · DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Ground, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Rain
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs
- **Location:** 508 Fulton Street, DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA, 27705
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was leaving work after his scheduled shift. As the employee walked down a steep, grassy area that was wet and muddy from rain, he slipped and fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized for left tibia and calcaneus fractures that required surgery.

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