# Fractures at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Northern Indiana Health Care System
> OSHA SIR `2018021165` · 2/5/2018 · MARION, INDIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Northern Indiana Health Care System
- **Location:** 1700 EAST 38TH STREET, MARION, INDIANA, 46953
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee slipped and fell on the floor, which was wet with snow from outside, breaking the right kneecap and damaging the tendon.

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