# Fractures at U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs
> OSHA SIR `2024010151` · 1/8/2024 · LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip joint(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Slip, trip, stumble while stepping between levels
- **Source:** Other constructed surface
- **Secondary source:** Curbs
## Employer
- **Name:** U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- **Location:** 7235 S Buffalo Dr, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, 89113
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

On January 8, 2024, an employee tripped on the curb as he was walking onto the sidewalk, resulting in a hairline fracture to his left hip.

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