# Fractures at General Cable Industries, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019043824` · 4/14/2019 · SCOTTSVILLE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** General Cable Industries, Inc.
- **Location:** 9975 US Highway 80 East, SCOTTSVILLE, TEXAS, 75688
- **NAICS:** 339999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee slipped and fell while walking near a water cooling tank that had just overflowed. The employee suffered a broken left femur.

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