# Fractures at Mercyhealth Hospital and Trauma Center-Janesville
> OSHA SIR `2024021514` · 2/17/2024 · JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slip or trip
- **Source:** Other constructed surface
- **Secondary source:** Liquid foods and beverages
## Employer
- **Name:** Mercyhealth Hospital and Trauma Center-Janesville
- **Location:** 1000 Mineral Point Avenue, JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN, 53548
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning up a spilled beverage. The employee slipped, fell to the floor, and suffered a broken tibia and fibula. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

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