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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2015053025 · 5/19/2015 · DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS-VA CENTRAL IA HEALTH CARE

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
Source
Curbs

Employer

Name
DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS-VA CENTRAL IA HEALTH CARE
Location
3600 30TH STREET, DES MOINES, IOWA, 50310
NAICS
622110
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee was walking in to work for the night shift at around 1400hrs and fell breaking the tibia and fibula of the right leg. The employee has been hospitalized. The employee doesn't recall exactly what happened, but believes that when stepping up onto a curb, a foot slipped off the curb resulting in the fall.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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