# Fractures at Genuine Parts Company
> OSHA SIR `20181111567` · 11/9/2018 · PORTLAND, MAINE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s) and leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Skids, pallets
## Employer
- **Name:** Genuine Parts Company
- **Location:** Genuine Parts Company, PORTLAND, MAINE, 04103
- **NAICS:** 423120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee tripped over a pallet, falling on his left side and suffering a hip/femur fracture. He was hospitalized, needing surgery.

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