# Fractures at Department of Commerce - U.S. Census Bureau
> OSHA SIR `2024087101` · 8/5/2024 · BURBANK, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip joint(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  unspecified
- **Source:** Stairs, steps
- **Secondary source:** Rodents
## Employer
- **Name:** Department of Commerce - U.S. Census Bureau
- **Location:** 2300 West Empire Ave, BURBANK, CALIFORNIA, 91504
- **NAICS:** 921110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was walking down the stairs outside an apartment complex. A rodent went under her foot, causing her to fall down four steps. She suffered a displaced left hip fracture that required surgery and a left arm abrasion.

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