# Abrasions, scratches at Department of Veterans Affairs
> OSHA SIR `20231110850` · 11/27/2023 · DAYTON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Abrasions, scratches
## Cause
- **Event:** Rubbed or abraded by shoes, apparel, or accessories
- **Source:** Shoes, boots, slippers, sandals
## Employer
- **Name:** Department of Veterans Affairs
- **Location:** 4100 W. Third St., DAYTON, OHIO, 45428
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee's new steel-toe boots rubbed on the skin of his calves, causing an abrasion on the left calf that became infected. The employee was hospitalized.

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