# Fractures at Promedica
> OSHA SIR `2015042266` · 4/22/2015 · FREMONT, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Ground irregularity
- **Secondary source:** High winds, gusts, turbulence
## Employer
- **Name:** Promedica
- **Location:** 715 South Taft Ave, FREMONT, OHIO, 43420
- **NAICS:** 621491
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On April 22, 2015, an employee was crossing over a grassy area between two facility parking lots on her way to work. As she went to step down to the parking lot, a heavy gust of wind from behind made her lose her balance. She fell down and broke her right leg at the femur.

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