# Fractures at Silgan Plastics
> OSHA SIR `2015041888` · 4/10/2015 · TRIADELPHIA, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Power cords, electrical cords, extension cords
## Employer
- **Name:** Silgan Plastics
- **Location:** 475 Technology Drive, TRIADELPHIA, WEST VIRGINIA, 26059
- **NAICS:** 325211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On April 10, 2015, at approximately 8:30 a.m., an employee tripped over a shop vac extension cord and fell on her right knee, resulting in a fracture and hospitalization.

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