# Fractures at Genuine Parts Company
> OSHA SIR `2019065998` · 6/14/2019 · CLEARWATER, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
- **Source:** Stairs, steps-outdoors
## Employer
- **Name:** Genuine Parts Company
- **Location:** Walker Ford, CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, 33764
- **NAICS:** 441310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While walking toward a customer to deliver product, an employee tripped on a concrete step and fell. The employee's right knee struck the ground, and the employee suffered a broken patella.

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