# Fractures at J.V. Industrial Companies, LTD.
> OSHA SIR `2017054021` · 5/3/2017 · FREEPORT, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Drums, pulleys, sheaves
## Employer
- **Name:** J.V. Industrial Companies, LTD.
- **Location:** 2301 N. Brazosport Blvd., FREEPORT, TEXAS, 77541
- **NAICS:** 811310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee tripped over a chain that was being used as a come along, fracturing the left femur.

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