# Fractures at GKN Aerospace
> OSHA SIR `2015052783` · 5/12/2015 · TALLASSEE, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** GKN Aerospace
- **Location:** 3951 Alabama Hwy 229, TALLASSEE, ALABAMA, 36078
- **NAICS:** 336413
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was looking down and reading while walking. She tripped on materials and fell on the right side of her body, fracturing her hip.

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