# Fractures at Verizon Telecom
> OSHA SIR `2025010736` · 1/23/2025 · FREEHOLD, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip joint(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slip or trip
- **Source:** Ground, travel, and support surfaces  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow, hail
## Employer
- **Name:** Verizon Telecom
- **Location:** 999 W Main Street, FREEHOLD, NEW JERSEY, 07728
- **NAICS:** 517110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was leaving for the day when they slipped on black ice and fell, resulting in a hip fracture.

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