# Fractures at South Mississippi Electric Power Association Headquarters
> OSHA SIR `2021010477` · 1/18/2021 · HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Parts and materials, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** South Mississippi Electric Power Association Headquarters
- **Location:** 7037 US Highway 49 North, HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI, 39402
- **NAICS:** 221121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking in a material storage area when he tripped over a wire mesh panel and fell to the ground, resulting in a broken left femur.

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