# Fractures at Waltham Services
> OSHA SIR `2016032253` · 3/14/2016 · ASHLAND, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
- **Source:** Curbs
## Employer
- **Name:** Waltham Services
- **Location:** 13 Joanne Drive, ASHLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, 01721
- **NAICS:** 561710
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee slipped and fell on a curb, fracturing his kneecap.

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