# Fractures at Lincare Holdings, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019032654` · 3/13/2019 · LIBERAL, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
- **Source:** Sidewalk, path, or outdoor walkway irregularity
## Employer
- **Name:** Lincare Holdings, Inc.
- **Location:** 11 Village Plaza, LIBERAL, KANSAS, 67901
- **NAICS:** 532291
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking up the sidewalk to a patient's home on an uneven, cracked concrete surface. She stepped in a crack and fell, suffering an open fracture of the lower left leg. She was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

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