# Fractures at Lehigh Valley Health Network
> OSHA SIR `20241211806` · 12/21/2024 · ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  unspecified
- **Source:** Stairs, steps
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow, hail
## Employer
- **Name:** Lehigh Valley Health Network
- **Location:** 1200 South Cedar Crest Blvd., ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 18103
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was leaving a patient's home when they slipped on ice going down the steps and sustained a fractured ankle.

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