# Fractures at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
> OSHA SIR `2025010952` · 1/29/2025 · SYRACUSE, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slip or trip
- **Source:** Other constructed surface
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow, hail
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- **Location:** Syracuse VA Medical Center, SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, 13210
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was exiting the building following the completion of their shift. The employee slipped and fell on a sidewalk that was covered with snow and ice. The employee sustained three fractures to their right ankle. 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*