# Fractures at Central Virginia VA Health Care System
> OSHA SIR `2025010941` · 1/29/2025 · RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip joint(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slip or trip
- **Source:** Other constructed surface
- **Secondary source:** Towels, linens, bedding
## Employer
- **Name:** Central Virginia VA Health Care System
- **Location:** 1201 Broad Rock Boulevard, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, 23249
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was carrying a sack of blankets into the operating room. One of the blankets became unfolded and the employee's foot got tangled and she tripped on it and fell on the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured hip.

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