# Fractures at BIRCHWOOD MANUFACTURING COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `2018077744` · 7/30/2018 · RICE LAKE, WISCONSIN
## 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:** Stapling tools-electric or pneumatic
## Employer
- **Name:** BIRCHWOOD MANUFACTURING COMPANY
- **Location:** 38 E. MESSENGER ST., RICE LAKE, WISCONSIN, 54868
- **NAICS:** 321211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using an air stapler to staple bands on pallets. He tripped on the stapler's air hose and fell to the ground, fracturing his left femur.

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