# Fractures at Northwest Pipe
> OSHA SIR `2015107360` · 10/3/2015 · SAGINAW, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Northwest Pipe
- **Location:** 509 Burlington Rd., SAGINAW, TEXAS, 76179
- **NAICS:** 331210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee drove a forklift to the maintenance area and parked in front of the maintenance door. As he was descending out of the cab, he slipped and fell fracturing the left femur.

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