# Fractures at Vigor Fab LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016098479` · 9/8/2016 · PORTLAND, OREGON
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Existing floor opening
## Employer
- **Name:** Vigor Fab LLC
- **Location:** 5555 N Channel Ave, PORTLAND, OREGON, 97217
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was getting ready to weld a fabricated steel panel when he stepped into a precut lightening hole and fell, breaking his patella and requiring surgery.

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