# Fractures at Sloan Implement Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017021553` · 2/16/2017 · VIRDEN, ILLINOIS
## 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:** Doors, except garage and vehicle
## Employer
- **Name:** Sloan Implement Company, Inc.
- **Location:** 1600 N. Springfield St., VIRDEN, ILLINOIS, 62690
- **NAICS:** 811310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 02/16/2017, at approximately 10:50 a.m., an employee tripped on the door threshold while entering a parts stockroom through an outside entrance. The employee stumbled forward and landed awkwardly, breaking a bone in the left upper leg and requiring surgery.

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