# Fractures at CORNING, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2016021003` · 2/2/2016 · ONEONTA, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(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:** CORNING, INC.
- **Location:** 275 River Road, ONEONTA, NEW YORK, 13820
- **NAICS:** 325211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was gathering parts from a conveyor, placing them in a hamper on an adjustable work table. The employee moved the knee-high work table and then tripped over the cord, which was stretched and above the floor. She fell to the floor, fracturing her left femur below the hip joint.  She was hospitalized for surgery.

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