# Fractures at Novolex, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019088031` · 8/6/2019 · FRANKLIN, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Stairs, steps-indoors
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Novolex, Inc.
- **Location:** 2000 Commerce Center Dr., FRANKLIN, OHIO, 45005
- **NAICS:** 322211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking down a two-step stairway, and either missed a step or his foot gave out. The employee landed on the floor and fractured a hip.

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