# Fractures at Department of Justice
> OSHA SIR `2015085782` · 8/14/2015 · ASHLAND, KENTUCKY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Skids, pallets
## Employer
- **Name:** Department of Justice
- **Location:** ST. ROUTE 716, ASHLAND, KENTUCKY, 41105
- **NAICS:** 922140
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee working in the Unicor Prison Industry furniture factory walked backwards and tripped over a pallet, breaking his leg. He was hospitalized.

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