# Fractures at 3M Purification Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020087872` · 8/19/2020 · STAFFORD SPRINGS, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **2 hospitalizations**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Furniture and fixtures, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** 3M Purification Inc.
- **Location:** 32 River Road, STAFFORD SPRINGS, CONNECTICUT, 06076
- **NAICS:** 333999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee tripped on a stand while placing goods on a pallet. She fell to the floor and suffered a broken femur. She was hospitalized.

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