# Fractures at Parsons Government Services Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20181010266` · 10/4/2018 · ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Parsons Government Services Inc.
- **Location:** 1651 Carmen Dr., ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS, 60007
- **NAICS:** 541330
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on a two-step stool to place an electrical item onto a rack. He fell from the stool and broke his femur.

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