U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Fall on same level due to slip or trip — Fractures — DES MOINES, IOWA

Employer	U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs	Report ID	2025065980
Address	3600 30TH STREET	City, State ZIP	DES MOINES, IOWA 50310
Event Date	June 23, 2025	Outcome	Hospitalized
Nature of Injury	Fractures	Body Part	Hip joint(s)
Event Type	Fall on same level due to slip or trip	Source of Injury	Other constructed surface
Secondary Source	Source, secondary source unspecified
Industry (NAICS)	622110	Inspection #	—
GPS Coordinates	41.62000, -93.65000

Incident Narrative

An employee was walking around chairs when they slipped/tripped and fell, resulting in hospitalization with a fractured hip.

Incident Summary

On June 23, 2025, a worker at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in DES MOINES, IOWA suffered fractures to the hip joint(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slip or trip, with other constructed surface identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,563 severe injury reports involving "Fall on same level due to slip or trip" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall on same level due to slip or trip injuries.

See all reports for U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Fall on same level due to slip or trip events:

Date	Employer	Location	Nature	Outcome
Mar 24, 2025	Ohio Health Mansfield Hospital	MANSFIELD, OHIO	Fractures	Hosp.
Dec 2, 2024	United States Postal Service	TAYLORVILLE, ILLINOIS	Fractures	Hosp.
Jan 13, 2024	Nordstrom, Inc	SYRACUSE, NEW YORK	Fractures	Hosp.
Jan 6, 2025	Nordstrom, Inc	OAK BROOK, ILLINOIS	Fractures	Hosp.
Dec 30, 2024	U.S. Postal Service	SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS	Fractures	Hosp.
Oct 11, 2024	Bayhealth	DOVER, DELAWARE	Fractures	Hosp.
Feb 14, 2025	Freudenberg-NOK	MILAN, OHIO	Fractures	Hosp.
Jan 10, 2025	DaVita, Inc.	MIAMI, FLORIDA	Fractures	Hosp.

Browse All Injury Reports