# Fractures at POLARTEC, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016032443` · 3/21/2016 · LAWRENCE, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Floor coverings- nonstructural
## Employer
- **Name:** POLARTEC, LLC
- **Location:** 46 STAFFORD STREET, LAWRENCE, MASSACHUSETTS, 01841
- **NAICS:** 313210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking in the office when her foot was caught on the edge of a floor mat. She tripped and broke her right femur.

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