# Fractures at Sanderson Farms, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017088234` · 8/26/2017 · BRYAN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified
- **Source:** Floor, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Sanderson Farms, Inc.
- **Location:** 2000 Shiloh Avenue, BRYAN, TEXAS, 77803
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While walking to a work station, an employee stooped down to walk under something and tripped. The employee fell on the right knee, fracturing it and requiring surgery.

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