# Fractures at WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
> OSHA SIR `20181111772` · 11/15/2018 · SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
- **Location:** 4911 Barnes Plaza, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63110
- **NAICS:** 621511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A WUSM employee was walking down a wooden ramp covered with snow and ice. She fell, breaking her left tibia near the ankle. She was hospitalized.

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