# Fractures at VCA Animal Hospitals Inc
> OSHA SIR `2022010619` · 1/20/2022 · NORWALK, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Ground, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** VCA Animal Hospitals Inc
- **Location:** 123 West Cedar Street, NORWALK, CONNECTICUT, 06854
- **NAICS:** 541990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking her dogs on the side lawn of VCA Animal Hospitals, Inc. She slipped on snow- and ice-covered grass and fell, resulting in a fractured right ankle.

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