# Fractures at Ametek Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20181010750` · 10/18/2018 · NESQUEHONING, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Skids, pallets
## Employer
- **Name:** Ametek Inc.
- **Location:** 42 Mountain Ave., NESQUEHONING, PENNSYLVANIA, 18240
- **NAICS:** 325991
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 18, 2018, at approximately 2:50 PM, an employee was traveling from the locker room and through the warehouse area when he tripped over a pallet and fell on his right knee. He fractured the right kneecap and was hospitalized for surgery.

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