# Fractures at Ohio Wildlife Center
> OSHA SIR `2018077688` · 7/28/2018 · COLUMBUS, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall, slip, trip, unspecified
- **Source:** Trees
## Employer
- **Name:** Ohio Wildlife Center
- **Location:** Berliner Park, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43223
- **NAICS:** 541990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On July 28, 2018, an employee was in a tree trying to rescue an injured eagle. The employee slipped and a large branch struck her shin, fracturing her tibia and fibula. She was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.

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