MADISON, WISCONSIN·2020-06-17

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Veterans Health Administration

Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface · Fractures

At a glance

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Veterans Health Administration, 2500 Overlook Terrace, MADISON, WISCONSIN 53705 on 2020-06-17, Fractures, affecting the ankle(s).

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Final narrative

An employee was walking on a ramp to deliver a laundry cart when she took a step backwards and her foot was caught in a cart track. She fell to the ground and fractured her ankle, requiring hospitalization.

Hospitalized Ankle(s) Floor irregularity

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