# Fractures at Fedex Freight
> OSHA SIR `2017087343` · 8/2/2017 · LEWISVILLE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** Fedex Freight
- **Location:** 597 Bennett Lane, LEWISVILLE, TEXAS, 75057
- **NAICS:** 488510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had been washing the windshield of his truck while standing at ground level, when he slipped on water and fell, breaking the right femur.

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